Full-Rigged Clipper Ships
Artist/maker unknown, American
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1860Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
26 x 32 inches (66 x 81.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
1981-1-2Credit Line:
Gift of the estate of Edgar W. and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1981
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1860Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
26 x 32 inches (66 x 81.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1981-1-2Credit Line:
Gift of the estate of Edgar W. and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1981
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boat [x] crows nests [x] ocean [x] sailors [x] sails [x] ships [x] sky [x] waves [x]The mid-nineteenth century was the era of the clipper ships, admired for their speed, contribution to commerce, and the grace of their rigging and sails. Both self-taught and formally trained artists responded to the demand for images of these vessels. In this painting the artist is less interested in correct perspective or modeling than with the sharp delineation of all of the scene's elements--sails, rigging, waves, and clouds.