The Canal
Artist
Francis Hopkinson Smith
(American, 1838 - 1915)
Dateca. 1900-1905
MediumCharcoal, watercolor, and gouache on paper
DimensionsUnframed: 25 13/16 × 17 3/8 inches (65.58 × 44.12 cm)
Framed: 37 × 28 1/2 × 3 1/2 inches (93.98 × 72.39 × 8.89 cm)
Framed: 37 × 28 1/2 × 3 1/2 inches (93.98 × 72.39 × 8.89 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Walter M. Jaccard
Object numberR61-2/7
Signedl.r.: F Hopkinson Smith
On View
Not on viewCollections
Gallery LabelArtist and travelogue author Francis Hopkinson Smith was deeply committed to evoking the spirit of a place. "Above all," he claimed, "the outdoor painter should get the character and feeling of the place he portrays....If it be Holland, the atmosphere must be moist, the air like a veil, and with all this there must be nothing in the work that will be mistaken for the smoke-laden air of England."
Smith succeeded in these aims with The Canal. Layers of charcoal, transparent watercolor wash and accents of opaque gouache suggest not only the iconic tree-lined waterways of Dordrecht, Holland, where Smith spent several summers, but also the village's enveloping thick, damp atmosphere.
Smith succeeded in these aims with The Canal. Layers of charcoal, transparent watercolor wash and accents of opaque gouache suggest not only the iconic tree-lined waterways of Dordrecht, Holland, where Smith spent several summers, but also the village's enveloping thick, damp atmosphere.
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