Photographed by Scott Wolff. Captured from a digital file.

Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Artist William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905)

Dateca. 1890s

MediumWatercolor and graphite on wove paper

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (18.4 x 35.2 cm)

ClassificationsAmerican art

Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price

Object number94.24.104

Terms

Seascape
Oceans
Tan
Brown
Black
Gray
Blue
Green
Pink

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Not on view

DescriptionThis is a watercolor and graphite on paper of a rock structure, similar to a bulkhead, in front of the ocean. The rocks, mostly on the left, are varying shades of color. The sea, visible on the left, is a bluish green.

Label TextNarragansett Bay, Rhode Island, ca. 1890s Watercolor and graphite on wove paper Few American painters studied nature more closely than William Trost Richards. This large watercolor presents the rocky coastline of Rhode Island, using subtle changes in color to capture the shapes and shadows that give each stone a distinct character. Gift of Edith Ballinger Price 94.24.104