Untitled (The Thames, London)
Artist
Frank Myers Boggs
(American, 1855-1926)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1883-87
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall, Frame: 60 1/2 x 69 3/4 in. (153.7 x 177.2 cm)
Overall: 52 1/2 x 62 in. (133.4 x 157.5 cm)
Overall: 52 1/2 x 62 in. (133.4 x 157.5 cm)
InscribedSigned lower left: BOGGS;
LONDON
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.838
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 215
Label TextFrank Myers Boggs American, 1855–1926 Untitled (The Thames, London), ca. 1883-87 Oil on canvas The American artist Frank Boggs settled in Paris in 1876 and quickly became known for his atmospheric marine and harbor views. While visiting London in the 1880s, he painted a series of views of the Thames River. Boggs chose a viewpoint in the midst of the river and its bustling traffic, with the iconic Tower of London barely visible in the distance through the fog. Like the Impressionists, Boggs used his art to investigate the fleeting effects of light and weather but employed a more muted range of colors and restrained application of paint. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.838 ProvenanceIrvin Brenner, New York, N.Y.; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., New York, N.Y.; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. to the Chrysler Museum, 1971. Exhibition History"Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, Va., March 1 - July 4, 1976. "Monet's London: Artists' Reflections on the Thames, 1859-1914," Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Fla., January 16 - April 24, 2005; Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, N. Y., May 29 - September 4, 2005. "Behind the Seen: The Chrysler's Hidden Museum," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 21, 2005 - February 19, 2006. Published ReferencesDennis R. Anderson, _Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum_, exh. cat., Norfolk, Va., 1975, 150. Jennifer Hardin, _Monet's London: Artists' Reflections on the Thames, 1859-1914_, exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Fla., 2005, 58, 170-171, 191, cat. 3. ISBN: 1-878390-07-4 Martha N. Hagood and Jefferson C. Harrison, _American Art at the Chrysler Museum: Selected Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings_ (Norfolk, Va.: Chrysler Museum of Art, 2005), 116-117, no. 71. ISBN: 0-940744-71-6
