2009, January 31
Field Trip to the New Britain Museum of American Art to view Hudson River School paintings
Field Trip to the New Britain Museum of American Art to view Hudson River School paintings
NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART (1/31/09)
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut |
Jennifer, Joshua, Danielle, Joe, and Kate (I am behind the camera) |
I made this trip with my family to the New Britain Museum of American Art
to study some of the Hudson River School paintings that are in the museums permanent collection.
Below are a series of photographs that I captured showing various closeup details for several paintings.
The closeup details are very informative and by studying them a person can start to appreciate and understand
how the paintings were constructed and layered. The colors in these photographs are not modified from my
digital camera, they may not represent the colors of the actual paintings that are hanging in the museum,
but they are relatively close.
"The Boating Party" by George W. Waters
George W. Waters ( 1832-1912) The Boating Party ca. 1870s Oil on Canvas Harriet Russel Stanley Fund 2005.04 |
Closeup detail #1 of "The Boating Party" |
"Sunday Morning" by Asher Brown Durand
Asher Brown Durand ( 1796-1886) Sunday Morning, 1860 Oil on Canvas Charles F. Smith Fund 1963.04 (Note: The gallery lighting creates the illusion that the sun is located in the center of the painting, the real location of the sun is about 2 o'clock (far right side) and off the canvas.) |
Closeup detail #1 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #2 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #3 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #4 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #5 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #6 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #7 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #8 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #9 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #10 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #11 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #12 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #13 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #14 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #15 of "Sunday Morning" |
Closeup detail #16 of "Sunday Morning" |
"Scene Near Fishkill Hudson River" by Paul Weber
Paul Weber (B. Darmstadt, Germany 1823-1916) Scene Near Fishkill Hudson River, 1855 Oil on Canvas Promised gift of Harriet and Walter Huber 2007.40 |
Closeup detail #1 of "Scene Near Fishkill Hudson River" |
Closeup detail #2 of "Scene Near Fishkill Hudson River" |
"Ipwich Marshes" by Martin Johnson Heade
Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904) Ipwich Marshes, 1867 Oil on Canvas Stephen B Lawrence Fund 1961.16 |
Closeup detail #1 of "Ipwich Marshes" |
Closeup detail #2 of "Ipwich Marshes" |
"West Rock, New Haven" by Frederic Edwin Church
Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) West Rock, New Haven, 1849 John Butler Talcott Fund Oil on Canvas |
Closeup detail #1 of "West Rock, New Haven" |
Closeup detail #2 of "West Rock, New Haven" |
Closeup detail #3 of "West Rock, New Haven" |
Closeup detail #4 of "West Rock, New Haven" |
Closeup detail #5 of "West Rock, New Haven" |
"The Wilds of Lake Superior" by Thomas Moran
Thomas Moran (B. England 1837-1926) The Wilds of Lake Superior, 1864 Oil on Canvas Charles F. Smith Fund 1944.04 |
"Midwinter Moonlight" by Francois Gignoux
Francois Gignoux (B. France, 1816-1882) Midwinter Moonlight, before 1869 Oil on Board Charles F. Smith Fund |
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