The Fish Wharf, Matinicus Island
Object Detail
Artist
Date
1916
Period
20th century
Media
Oil on oak panel
Measurements
18 x 22 inches (unframed)
22 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches (framed)
22 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches (framed)
Classification
Subject Category
Boats
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Elizabeth B. Noyce, 1997.3.2
Accession No
97.3.2
Context
In autumn 1916 Bellows and his wife Emma stayed on Matinicus Island, a thriving fishing community twenty miles off Maine’s coast. His subject is a fishing wharf, a common sight on Maine’s islands where fishing is a primary means of making a living.
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.