Guernsey, Channel Islands
Artist
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1890s
MediumOil on canvasboard
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (24.8 x 40 cm)
InscribedVerso: Guernsey N Y 1 -- 2
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number94.25
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas-textured board, on-the-spot land/sea-scape sketch made on the Isle of Guernsey. There is a very steep rocky coast at left and the sea at right. A bright yellowish green vegetation is in the foreground on the cliff, and darker greens are in the distance.Label TextGuernsey, Channel Islands, ca. 1890s Oil on canvasboard Museum purchase 94.25 Exhibition History“Seascapes by William Trost Richards,” Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, January 9 - May 1, 2016.Published References"Principales acquisitions des musées en 1994", GAZETTE DES BEAUX-ARTS, No. 1514 (March 1995), mentioned on p. 77.
