Who created "Narragansett Bay"?

Narragansett Bay was created by William Stanley Haseltine in 1864.

What medium is "Narragansett Bay"?

Narragansett Bay is oil on canvas.

Is "Narragansett Bay" in the public domain?

Yes, Narragansett Bay is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Narragansett Bay

William Stanley Haseltine

1864

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 51.44 x 81.76 cm (20 1/4 x 32 3/16 in.) framed: 80.96 × 111.13 × 8.89 cm (31 7/8 × 43 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CAB

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Alexander M. and Judith W. Laughlin

Accession Number

2010.10.1

Art Historical Context

William Stanley Haseltine's *Narragansett Bay* (1864) captures the serene beauty of Rhode Island's coastal waters in a luminous oil-on-canvas landscape. Measuring 51.44 x 81.76 cm, this work showcases Haseltine's mastery of light and atmosphere, hallmarks of the Luminist style within the broader Hudson River School tradition. American-born and trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Haseltine specialized in precise, evocative seascapes and rocky shorelines, often painting *en plein air* to convey nature's subtle moods. Created amid the turmoil of the Civil War, the painting offe...

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William Stanley Haseltine

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