Finish—First International Race for America's Cup, August 8, 1870
1870
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
30 3/16 x 60 1/8 in. (76.7 x 152.7 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.202
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the thrilling world of 19th-century yachting with Samuel Colman's *Finish—First International Race for America's Cup, August 8, 1870*. This panoramic oil on canvas, measuring over five feet wide, captures the dramatic climax of the inaugural international challenge for the prestigious America's Cup. Painted in the very year of the event, Colman's work immerses viewers in a bustling seascape alive with sleek vessels slicing through choppy waters, flags billowing, and spectators aboard steamships cheering the finish line off New York Harbor. The America's Cup, first won by the schoone...
About the Artist
Samuel Colman · 1832–1920
Colman grew up in New York, where his father ran a successful publishing business. The family bookstore on Broadway, was a popular meeting place for artists and there Colman met Hudson River School painters. American interior designer, New York, N.Y.; associated with L.C. Tiffany. Comment on works: landscape