The Close of Day

Charles Melville Dewey, The Close of Day, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.20
Charles Melville Dewey, The Close of Day, n.d., oil on canvas, 23 3⁄8 x 39 1⁄8 in. (59.3 x 99.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.20
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Artwork Details

Title
The Close of Day
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Dimensions
23 3⁄8 x 39 1⁄8 in. (59.3 x 99.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of William T. Evans
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — road
  • Landscape — time — evening
Object Number
1909.7.20
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1909.7.20

Artwork Description

Charles Melville Dewey was among the practitioners of American tonalism, a style of painting characterized by muted colors and soft-edged, atmospheric effects. The Close of Day captures that fleeting moment as shadows gather and the sun slips beneath the horizon. In the foreground, light reflected in puddles highlights the cart tracks in a dirt road that leads to a house with a smoking chimney, seen in the distance.

Works by this artist (3 items)

Mara Superior, Smart Planet: Homage to Science, 2009, porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, and tin pencil sharpener, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc., 2019.7.2
Smart Planet: Homage to Science
Artist
Date2009
porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, and tin pencil sharpener
Not on view
Mara Superior, Roy Superior, Aqua Vitae, 1986 and 1990, joined and painted birch, 23k gold leaf, bone, glass, and metal with hand-built and glazed porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1996.39A-C, © 1990, Roy and Mara Superior
Aqua Vitae
Artist
Date1986 and 1990
joined and painted birch, 23k gold leaf, bone, glass, and metal with hand-built and glazed porcelain
Not on view
Mara Superior, A Swan's Wedding Day, 2008, porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, bone, ink, and brass pins, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc., 2019.7.1
A Swan’s Wedding Day
Artist
Date2008
porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, bone, ink, and brass pins
Not on view

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