Sunlight and Shadow: The Newbury Marshes
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| Sunlight and Shadow: The Newbury Marshes |
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| Martin Johnson Heade , ca.1871 / 1875 |
| Oil on canvas |
| 30.5 × 67.3 cm |
| National Gallery of Art , Washington, DC |
Sunlight and Shadow: The Newbury Marshes is a painting by the American painter Martin Johnson Heade from the late 19th century. It measures 30.5 cm × 67.3 cm without the frame, the dimensions including the frame are 54.3 × 90.5 × 7.95 cm. The painting is on display in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and was made available to the museum by the John Wilmerding Collection .
description
With this picture the painter shows in an outstanding way a balance between the contrasts that occur in landscapes. The meandering river, which leaves the section shown in the right half into the background, is absorbed by the optical weight of the hay bale and the apple tree on the left. The rhythm of the river's movements is reflected in the pattern that the tree tops and clouds draw in the sky. The pink clouds are reflected in the water in the center front of the picture, and the tree leaning to the left is matched by the tall and thin clouds in the upper right corner.
The primary motif of the painting - the contrast of sunlight and shadow - forms the conceptual roof over the individual picture elements and can be traced, for example, from the shadow path of the clouds or the light path of the hay bale.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Sunlight and Shadow: The Newbury Marshes. National Gallery of Art , accessed July 29, 2013 .