Object Details
Artist
William E. Norton, born Boston, MA 1843-died New York City 1916
Luce Center Label
William E. Norton lived in Boston but spent a great deal of time painting on the coast of Maine. He preferred to work outdoors and probably painted Sunrise over Fishing Waters—Maine during one of his summer trips to the coast. Rather than paint every detail, Norton used delicate dabs of paint to quickly capture the overall scene like the sun's reflection in the water, the breaking waves, and the small sails off in the distance.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alice H. Rossin
Date
ca. 1880
Object number
1982.1.32
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on wood mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 13 in. (21.0 x 33.0 cm)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
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
Waterscape\coast
Landscape\Maine
Waterscape\sea\Atlantic Ocean
Waterscape\time\sunrise
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1982.1.32