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Point Judith, Rhode Island
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About this work
One of only a handful of nocturnal scenes painted by Heade, this evocative painting captures the effects of glimmering moonlight on land, sea, and sky. Although the artist depicts a specific location, his nighttime rendering shrouds most details in shadow, imparting a greater sense of mood than place. Human presence manifests itself through two sailing ships on the left side of the composition.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePoint Judith, Rhode Island, 1867–68. Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904). Oil on canvas; framed: 97 x 153.5 x 14 cm (38 3/16 x 60 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.); unframed: 72.3 x 128 cm (28 7/16 x 50 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund and Gift of Delbert Gutridge in memory of Orrel A. Parker by exchange, 1970.161
