Seconnet Point, Rhode Island

Worthington Whittredge, Seconnet Point, Rhode Island, ca. 1880, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, L.E. Katzenbach Fund, 1967.142.1
Worthington Whittredge, Seconnet Point, Rhode Island, ca. 1880, oil on canvas, 13 5⁄8 x 20 7⁄8 in. (34.7 x 53.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, L.E. Katzenbach Fund, 1967.142.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Seconnet Point, Rhode Island
Artist
Date
ca. 1880
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
13 5⁄8 x 20 7⁄8 in. (34.7 x 53.0 cm)
Credit Line
L.E. Katzenbach Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Landscape — road
  • Landscape — coast
  • Landscape — Rhode Island — Newport
  • Landscape — Rhode Island — Seconnet Point
Object Number
1967.142.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.142.1

Artwork Description

Worthington Whittredge traveled to Newport, Rhode Island, in the fall of 1877. He was inspired by the French painter Charles-François Daubigny. One of the forerunners of impressionism, Daubigny emphasized the effects of light and color on the landscape (Janson, Worthington Whittredge, 1989). In this painting, Whittredge used bright, clean colors and expressive brushstrokes to evoke the fresh atmosphere of a coastal scene. The curved road in the foreground invites us to follow the couple, who are walking through the fields to the deserted beach.

Works by this artist (5 items)

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Worthington Whittredge, The Amphitheatre of Tusculum and Albano Mountains, Rome, 1860, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.25
The Amphitheatre of Tusculum and Albano Mountains, Rome
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Date1860
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Worthington Whittredge, Seconnet Point, Rhode Island, ca. 1880, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, L.E. Katzenbach Fund, 1967.142.1
Seconnet Point, Rhode Island
Artist
Dateca. 1880
oil on canvas
Not on view
Worthington Whittredge, Noon in the Orchard, 1900, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.74
Noon in the Orchard
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Worthington Whittredge, Interior of a Westphalian Cottage, 1852, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, L.E. Katzenbach Fund, 1967.142.2
Interior of a Westphalian Cottage
Artist
Date1852
oil on canvas
Not on view

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