Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Lobster Fishermen
Image View:
Overall view without frame
Creator:
Marsden Hartley (American painter, 1877-1943)
Location:
repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York, United States) 42.160
Location Note:
5600 Mayflower Hill (exhibition)
GPS:
44.565-69.660833
Date:
1940-1941 (creation)
Cultural Context:
American
Style Period:
Expressionist; Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on masonite
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
75.6 cm (height) x 103.8 cm (width)
Subjects:
genre; human figure; landscape; seascape; Fishing
Description:
Part of Exhibit "Marsden Hartley's Maine," July 8-November 12, 2017. Aware of Maine’s reputation as a natural oasis from city life and responsive to the popularity of folk art, including John Kane’s work, Hartley adopted a self-consciously "primitive" style. In 1940 he moved to the small coastal town of Corea, where lobstering remained a viable, but difficult way of life. Here, he painted men gathered on a wharf with their lobster traps, a scene that conveys the profound integration of man and nature. (Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art [website]; http://www.metmuseum .org)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-HARTLEY-C-LF-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Lobster Fishermen