Coastal Scene
Artist
William Hart
(American, born Scotland, 1823 - 1894)
Date1865
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 17 3/8 x 29 9/16 inches (44.13 x 75.09 cm)
Framed: 23 1/2 x 35 13/16 inches (59.69 x 90.96 cm)
Framed: 23 1/2 x 35 13/16 inches (59.69 x 90.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. L. Ellis
Object numberF86-49
SignedSigned and dated lower right: Wm. Hart / 65.
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionSeascape with gray rocky coastline highlighted with red-brown tones in left and lower right of canvas. Waves roll over rocks to the right of the scene. Small sailboats appear on the horizon line to the right. A blue cloudy sky on left turns to stormy sky with seagulls on right above water.Published ReferencesNAMA 1977, 43; NAMA 1991, 87.
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