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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.
- 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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