Photo of collection object View near New London, Connecticut — Silva, Francis Augustus. View near New London, Connecticut, 1877. Opaque and transparent watercolor over graphite on beige, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper, 17 9/16 x 27 5/8 in. (44.6 x 70.2 cm) Frame: 22 3/8 x 32 1/4 x 2 5/16 in. (56.8 x 81.9 x 5.9 cm). Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 46.195. No known copyright restrictions.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

View near New London, Connecticut

1877

Francis Augustus Silva

American, 1835-1886

American Art

This large-scale watercolor, displayed at the American Watercolor Society’s 1877 annual exhibition, is typical of Francis Silva’s oeuvre in its marine subject matter, crystalline lighting effects, and inconspicuous brushwork. The broken mast on the beach at left makes a subtle allusion to nature’s destructive power in this otherwise placid scene.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Silva, Francis Augustus
Classification: Watercolor
Formatted Medium: Opaque and transparent watercolor over graphite on beige, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
Medium: opaque, transparent, watercolor, over, graphite, beige, moderately, thick, slightly, textured, wove, paper
Dimensions: 17 9/16 x 27 5/8 in. (44.6 x 70.2 cm) Frame: 22 3/8 x 32 1/4 x 2 5/16 in. (56.8 x 81.9 x 5.9 cm)
Departments: American Art
Accession Number: 46.195
Credit Line: Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Exhibitions: Brushed with Light: American Landscape Watercolors from the Collection, Realm of Marvels: Building Collections for the Future, Masters of Color and Light: Homer, Sargent and the American Watercolor Movement
Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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