Seascape
Artist
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1890s
MediumOil on millboard
DimensionsOverall: 6 7/16 x 12 1/16 in. (16.4 x 30.6 cm)
InscribedVerso: [oil paint marks] and in pencil: "N"
Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price
Object number94.24.54
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an oil on board painting of cresting waves and sky, with no beach visible. The horizon is at midpoint, and the sky suggests the sun emerging after a storm.Label TextSeascape, ca. 1890s Oil on millboard Both at home in Rhode Island and while traveling abroad, William Trost Richards delighted in long solitary treks along the coast, always returning with fresh studies and sketches. He wrote to a friend in July, 1872 while visiting the beaches near Gloucester, Massachusetts, “I and my umbrelly, and a weather-beaten nose go up and down the shore together and take the sunshine and the pictures.” Gift of Edith Ballinger Price 94.24.54 Exhibition History“Seascapes by William Trost Richards,” Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, January 9 - May 1, 2016.
