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William Stanley Haseltine

Amalfi

Description

Maker

William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835-1900)

Title

Amalfi

Year

1858

Medium

  • pen,
  • watercolor,
  • and graphite on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pen,
  • watercolor,
  • and graphite on wove paper

Materials

watercolor

Supports

  • Tan colored,
  • smooth,
  • medium weight. wove paper

Dimensions

46.5 x 60 cm (18 5/16 x 23 5/8 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in ink, LR: Amalphi 58

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Helen H. Plowden

Object Number

52.040

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Projects & Publications

Articles

American Drawings and Watercolors / William Stanley Haseltine's Amalfi
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty
Art and Inspiration in 19th-Century Italy
Feb 03, 2012 – Jul 08, 2012

Label copy

William Stanley Haseltine’s sketching trip along the Amalfi coast in May 1858 was one of the final excursions of his four-year study tour of Europe. Like other American painters of his generation, he was conscious of the abundance of painted views around Rome and eager to find new and unfamiliar subjects, such as this narrow valley with a road and bridge over a small stream. Working outdoors on tan paper, Haseltine explored the patterns of sunlight and shadow over the stones, a subject to which he would return in later paintings of the rocky shores of Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Such works show the influence of John Ruskin’s art criticism, which encouraged artists to study nature firsthand and recognize the individuality of every rock and tree.

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William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835-1900)
Amalfi, 1858
Pen, watercolor, and graphite on wove paper
46.5 x 60 cm (18 5/16 x 23 5/8 inches) (sheet)
Gift of Helen H. Plowden 52.040

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