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Painter:
Heade, Martin Johnson 1819-1904  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College Street Greenville South Carolina 29601
Date:
Ca. 1890
Notes:
Stebbins, Theodore E., Jr., "The life and work of Martin Johnson Heade: a critical analysis and catalogue raisonne," New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000, no. 280.
Severens, Martha R., "Greenville County Museum of Art: The Southern Collection," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1995, pg. 84.
Stebbins, Theodore E., "The Life and Works of Martin Johnson Heade," New Haven: Yale University Press, 1975.
Summary:
Scene depicting the marshland along the San Sebastian River, two figures in rowboats are almost hidden in the marsh grass. Overhead are dark storm clouds highlighted with a bit of bright pink. In the background is Florida developer Henry Morrison Flagler's hotel with smoke rising from its power plant.
Topic:
Landscape--River--St. Sebastian River  Search this
Landscape--Florida  Search this
Landscape--Marsh  Search this
Landscape--Weather--Storm  Search this
Figure group--Male  Search this
Architecture--Boat--Rowboat  Search this
Control number:
IAP 83680229
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_209953