View of Marshfield

Name: View of Marshfield
Brand: Martin Johnson Heade
Price: 189.0 USD
Availability: InStock

1866 · oil · Martin Johnson Heade

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View of Marshfield by Martin Johnson Heade, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Natural, living — Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Living room

View of Marshfield by Martin Johnson Heade, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, bedroom — Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Bedroom

View of Marshfield by Martin Johnson Heade, shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, hotel guest room — Shown at 20 × 40 in (50.8 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Hotel guest room

Story

A wide stretch of marsh fills the scene, dotted with haystacks and crossed by narrow channels of water. Trees cluster at the left edge while a heavy, overcast sky spreads above in tones of green, gold, and gray. The painting, titled View of Marshfield, was created in 1866 in oil by Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904), an American painter, and it is held today at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, which acquired it through museum purchase. Heade worked within the Luminism movement, bringing close attention to atmosphere and light in his landscapes. One detail worth noticing is how the water channels cut quietly through the grasses, leading the eye back toward the dim horizon beneath the clouded sky.