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Shore Scene: Point Judith
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904)
1863
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.52 x 153.03 cm (30 1/8 x 60 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Harris Clark
Accession Number1991.967
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
While the places that Heade visited generally are identifiable, he rarely focused on topography. A pencil sketch for this painting is inscribed "Point Judith, R. I." The sketch shows the shoreline and rocks looking south toward the point but gives no hint of the calm luminosity of the finished painting.
InscriptionsLower left: M J Heade/1863
ProvenanceThe artist; probably with Vose Galleries, Providence, R. I., about 1863; to Thomas Harris, Providence, R. I.; to Mrs. Thomas Harris, Providence, R. I.; to Stephen C. Harris, Providence, R. I., her son; to Thomas Harris, his son; to Mary Harris Clark, about 1962, his daughter; to MFA, 1991, gift of Mary Harris Clark.