Beating Out to Sea
Object Detail
Artist
Date
1913
Period
20th century
Media
Oil on plywood panel (oak?)
Measurements
14 5/8 x 18 7/8 inches (unframed)
20 x 24 9/16 x 2 1/16 inches (framed)
20 x 24 9/16 x 2 1/16 inches (framed)
Classification
Subject Category
Rocks
Sea
Schooner
Sea
Schooner
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1945.567
Accession No
45.567
Context
One of some 120 panels Bellows did on Monhegan in summer 1913, it depicts a sailboat making its way out to sea against the waves with dark skies overhead. Rich colors, thickly applied, and expressive brushwork are emblematic of Bellows’s style and capture the dramatic scenery of the sea-swept island.
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.