Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Matinicus from Mt. Ararat
Image View:
Overall view without frame
Creator:
George Wesley Bellows (American painter, 1882-1925)
Location:
repository: Portland Museum of Art (Portland, Maine, United States) 10.1974.25
Location Note:
7 Congress Square
GPS:
43.653611-70.262222
Date:
1916 (creation)
Cultural Context:
American
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on panel
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
18 in (height) x 22 in (width)
Subjects:
architecture; landscape; seascape; Boats and boating; fishing village; Maine coastline; island
Description:
On long term loan from the Ellen Williams Collection. Bellows first followed his teacher, Robert Henri, to Monhegan Island in 1912. He would return to Maine in summers frequently, later to Matinicus Isle. Matinicus is still a working fishing village but also a summer colony for artists and other visitors. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-BELLOWS-MFMA-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Matinicus from Mt. Ararat