Seconnet Point, Rhode Island

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Object Details

Artist

Worthington Whittredge, born Springfield, OH 1820-died Summit, NJ 1910

Luce Center Label

Worthington Whittredge traveled to Newport, Rhode Island, in the fall of 1877. He was inspired by the French painter Charles-François Daubigny. One of the forerunners of impressionism, Daubigny emphasized the effects of light and color on the landscape (Janson, Worthington Whittredge, 1989). In this painting, Whittredge used bright, clean colors and expressive brushstrokes to evoke the fresh atmosphere of a coastal scene. The curved road in the foreground invites us to follow the couple, who are walking through the fields to the deserted beach.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, L.E. Katzenbach Fund

Date

ca. 1880

Object number

1967.142.1

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

13 5/8 x 20 7/8 in. (34.7 x 53.0 cm)

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

On View

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 6A

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

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

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Figure group

Landscape\road

Landscape\coast

Landscape\Rhode Island\Newport

Landscape\Rhode Island\Seconnet Point

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b8c459bb-76e1-4259-a5e5-19dddd76092c

Record ID

saam_1967.142.1