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Point Judith, Rhode Island

1867–68
(American, 1819–1904)
America
oil on canvas
Framed: 97 x 153.5 x 14 cm (38 3/16 x 60 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Unframed: 72.3 x 128 cm (28 7/16 x 50 3/8 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund and Gift of Delbert Gutridge in memory of Orrel A. Parker by exchange 1970.161
Location: 206 American Landscape
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Home to Point Judith, the beach town of Narragansett has its population double during summertime.

Description

One of only a handful of nocturnal scenes painted by Heade, this evocative painting captures the effects of glimmering moonlight on land, sea, and sky. Although the artist depicts a specific location, his nighttime rendering shrouds most details in shadow, imparting a greater sense of mood than place. Human presence manifests itself through two sailing ships on the left side of the composition.
Oil painting of a darkened sea landscape illuminated by a glowing moon that shines through clouds just off center of the painting. On the lower half of the canvas, a smooth, silvery blue sea splashes against rocks in the lower left corner and contrasts against the swirling and woolly clouds that hover over the water and rim the upper edges of the painting.

Point Judith, Rhode Island

1867–68

Martin Johnson Heade

(American, 1819–1904)
America

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