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Nantucket Sand Dune

American Art Museum

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    Object Details

    Artist

    C. Morgan McIlhenney, born Philadelphia, PA 1858-died 1904

    Formerly attributed to

    Abbott Handerson Thayer, born Boston, MA 1849-died Dublin, NH 1921

    Luce Center Label

    This painting was originally attributed to Abbott Handerson Thayer, but closer study reveals it to be by Philadelphia artist Charles Morgan McIlhenney. McIlhenney exhibited a few times at the Boston Art Club and spent time sketching on Nantucket, probably in the late 1880s. Many painters in the late nineteenth century went on sketching trips to New England, creating images of the unsheltered beaches and picturesque towns along the coast. The dark clouds in this oil sketch emphasize the bright sandy slopes and, together with the windswept vegetation, create a haunting view of the Atlantic shore.

    Credit Line

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Milton Horn

    Date

    ca. 1890

    Object number

    1981.62

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    Painting

    Medium

    oil on canvas

    Dimensions

    18 x 40 1/8 in. (45.6 x 101.8 cm)

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    Department

    Painting and Sculpture

    On View

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 10A
    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

    Data Source

    Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Topic

    Landscape\beach
    Landscape\Massachusetts\Nantucket

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d3946cd0-adbe-4874-afdd-513094a7b3dc

    Record ID

    saam_1981.62

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