A Rescue After the Squall
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1840
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 19 x 26 in. (48.3 x 66 cm)
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number76.53.30
Terms
- Boat
- Boys
- Storm
- Waves
On View
On viewLabel TextA Rescue After the Squall, ca. 1840 American Oil on canvas Looming storm clouds menace the crew piloting a small boat that races to the aid of a sailor who clings perilously to a ship’s wreckage. The artist’s eerie color palette heightens the intensity of this nighttime rescue scene, creating a work of high drama in which the outcome remains far from certain. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch 76.53.30
