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Study for "Lobster Fishermen"

1940
Not on view
Hartley created this study of lobster fishermen with pastel. The choice of medium and vivid, almost floral palette contrast in sentiment with the hardworking reality of the denim-clad laborers. The composition is defined by pronounced velvety black outlines, which depict the shadows and forms. The slight shifting of the line enlivens the surface of the work, lending an almost vibrating effect to both the ethereal elements of the clouds and sea and also the more solid objects such as the fishermen, houses, and traps.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Study for "Lobster Fishermen"
  • Artist: Marsden Hartley (American, Lewiston, Maine 1877–1943 Ellsworth, Maine)
  • Date: 1940
  • Medium: Pastel on paperboard
  • Dimensions: 21 1/4 × 27 in. (54 × 68.6 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.77
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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