Seascape
Artist
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
CultureAmerican
Date19th century
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 x 6 in. (8.9 x 15.2 cm)
InscribedLabel on verso: Seascape, oil on panel
Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price
Object number94.24.15
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an oil on panel painting of a seascape. There are a few rocks in the foreground; viewer is facing the crashing waves.Label TextWilliam Trost Richards American (1833-1905) Seascape Oil on panel Gift of Edith Ballinger Price 94.24.15 Crossing the Atlantic in 1867, Richards was impressed with the pictorial possibilities of the ocean. Thereafter, he turned his eye to marine subjects, bringing to seascapes the same intensity of focus and precise observation that he had lavished on American forests and pastures. His letters contain lengthy descriptions of weather, seasonal change, and the movement of water. This small oil painting was probably made after the mid-1880s, when Richards preferred oil over pencil for sketching outdoors. Edited By: DS Edited Date: 08/2005 Approved By: MHM Approval Date: 10/05/2005Exhibition History"Behind the Seen: The Chrysler's Hidden Museum," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 21, 2005 - February 19, 2006.
