Red Rocks at Nahant, Massachusetts

Date1863

Artist William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835-1900)

CultureAmerican

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsImage: 12 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (31.1 x 56.5 cm)
Framed: 19 1/2 x 29 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (49.5 x 75.6 x 7 cm)

Credit LineGift from the collection of Alice Peck Melly, class of 1956, and L. Thomas Melly

On View

Not on view

Period19th c

Classification(s)

Painting

SignedOn recto, initialed lower left corner in red: W.S.H.

InscribedOn recto, by artist, lower left corner in red: NY '63; on stretcher bar, by unidentified hand, upper center in pencil: A3529; in crayon center: A3599 / A3770; tombstone information printed on D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc. label affixed to the backing board; two small printed paper labels affixed to the backing board: A3599; A 3770

DescriptionA coastal scene with red orange rocks in the foreground leading to blue water with mild waves. The coastline meets the water with froth and spray and there are few clouds in the sky overhead. Visible on the horizon line in the continuation of the coast with possible inhabitants, such as a small town, and sailboats in the distant waters.

Terms

Nahant

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