Newport

Homer Dodge Martin

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

In this plein air sketch of Newport, on the Isle of Wight in England, Homer Dodge Martin outlined topographical forms and then used freer strokes of crayon to depict grassy areas and the hazy sky. The atmospheric and emotional qualities of this work indicate the growing influence of the French Barbizon School on American artists. Martin captured a sense of solitude in this landscape, with the only sign of human intervention represented by the fence and road in the foreground.

Caption

Homer Dodge Martin American, 1836–1897. Newport, 1881. Black and white Conté crayon on moderately thick, slightlyk textured, green-grey wove paper, Sheet: 6 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (15.9 x 27 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William A. Putnam, 36.487. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 36.487_PS1.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Newport

Date

1881

Medium

Black and white Conté crayon on moderately thick, slightlyk textured, green-grey wove paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

Sheet: 6 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (15.9 x 27 cm)

Signatures

Unsigned

Inscriptions

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Newport"

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William A. Putnam

Accession Number

36.487

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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