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Charles Herbert Woodbury

The Narrow Cove

Maker

Charles Herbert Woodbury (American, 1864-1940)

Title

The Narrow Cove

Year

ca. 1906

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil paint

Supports

Dimensions

73.7 x 91.4 cm (29 x 36 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LR:Woodbury

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe

Object Number

21.041

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

From the Reserve IV
Nineteenth-Century American Painting
Jul 22, 1994 – Oct 02, 1994
The Ocean
Aug 17, 1990 – Oct 07, 1990

Label copy

The Narrow Cove shows the students of Woodbury's six-week summer painting course swimming off the ledges of Perkins Cove in Ogunquit, Maine. The cove, which is about one mile square, was owned by Woodbury at the time and is now the property of the Museum of Art in Ogunquit. In The Narrow Cove Woodbury captured the tidal movement of water in the cove and the play of afternoon light and shadow on the rocks and waves .

American Painting and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection
Jun 26, 1987 – Jan 03, 1988
Selection VII
American Paintings from the Museum's Collection, ca. 1800-1930
Mar 31, 1977 – May 08, 1977

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Charles Herbert Woodbury (American, 1864-1940)
The Narrow Cove, ca. 1906
Oil on canvas
73.7 x 91.4 cm (29 x 36 inches)
Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe 21.041

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