Boston Harbor
1843 · oil on wood
overall: 42.07 × 61.6 cm (16 9/16 × 24 1/4 in.)
framed: 59.69 × 79.38 × 5.08 cm (23 1/2 × 31 1/4 × 2 in.)
National Gallery of Art
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Robert Salmon
1775
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The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
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Robert Salmon was a maritime artist, active in both England and America. Salmon completed nearly 1,000 paintings, all save one of maritime scenes or seascapes. He is widely considered the Father of American Luminism.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 7d ago
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