Charles Melville Dewey, born Lowville, NY 1849-died New York City 1937 Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 3/8 x 39 1/8 in. (59.3 x 99.4 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
n.d.
Luce Center Label:
Charles Melville Dewey was among the practitioners of American tonalism, a style of painting characterized by muted colors and soft-edged, atmospheric effects. The Close of Day captures that fleeting moment as shadows gather and the sun slips beneath the horizon. In the foreground, light reflected in puddles highlights the cart tracks in a dirt road that leads to a house with a smoking chimney, seen in the distance.
