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The Stranded Boat
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904)
1863
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
58.1 x 93.66 cm (22 7/8 x 36 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Accession Number48.1026
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
A masterful evocation of the coast shrouded in fog, this painting deviates from the typical horizontal emphasis of Heade's seascapes and marshes. The title, probably not original, is misleading, as the boat has been carefully beached and secured to a stake on the shore.
InscriptionsLower right: M J. Heade/1863
ProvenanceThe artist; C.R. Smith, Neenah, Wis.; with Smith Estate Sale, 1948; with Victor Spark, New York, 1948; to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I., 1948; to MFA, 1948, gift of Maxim Karolik.