Newport
Homer Dodge Martin
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
In this plein air sketch of Newport, on the Isle of Wight in England, Homer Dodge Martin outlined topographical forms and then used freer strokes of crayon to depict grassy areas and the hazy sky. The atmospheric and emotional qualities of this work indicate the growing influence of the French Barbizon School on American artists. Martin captured a sense of solitude in this landscape, with the only sign of human intervention represented by the fence and road in the foreground.
Caption
Homer Dodge Martin (American, 1836–1897). Newport, 1881. Black and white Conté crayon on moderately thick, slightlyk textured, green-grey wove paper, Sheet: 6 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (15.9 x 27 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William A. Putnam, 36.487. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Newport
Date
1881
Medium
Black and white Conté crayon on moderately thick, slightlyk textured, green-grey wove paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (15.9 x 27 cm)
Signatures
Unsigned
Inscriptions
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Newport"
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William A. Putnam
Accession Number
36.487
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