Clam Flats
Object Detail
Artist
Date
1942
Period
20th century
Media
Watercolor on paper
Measurements
18 x 21 7/8 inches (unframed)
27 1/2 x 31 1/8 x 7/8 inches (framed)
27 1/2 x 31 1/8 x 7/8 inches (framed)
Classification
Subject Category
Landscape
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1944.154
Accession No
44.154
Context
Low tide along the shoreline is the ideal time to go clamming, as air bubbles rise to the surface of the muddy flats from the clams just below. Here the flats on Teel Island dominate the composition, especially in the foreground, with houses and barns visible at the horizon. Splashes of vibrant color are sprinkled throughout, typical of Andrew Wyeth’s early watercolors.
Featured in “Maine and American Art: Farnsworth Art Museum” with thanks to the Henry Luce Foundation and Wyeth Foundation for American Art.
Featured in “Maine and American Art: Farnsworth Art Museum” with thanks to the Henry Luce Foundation and Wyeth Foundation for American Art.