Beach Scene
ca. 1865
Medium
Watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
11 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. (30.2 x 40 cm)
Classification
Watercolor
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.142
Tags
Art Historical Context
James Hamilton's *Beach Scene*, created around 1865, captures dramatic interplay of sea and shore in a masterful watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper Measuring 11⅞ × 15¾ inches, this intimate work from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing evokes the rugged beauty of the American coastline, blending translucent watercolor washes for atmospheric depth with the opaque vibrancy of gouache to highlight crashing waves, beached vessels, and distant ships. A Scottish-born artist who settled in the United States, was renowned for his romantic seascapes inspired by J.M.W. Turner, of...