Who created "Wellfleet Islands, Looking West"?

Wellfleet Islands, Looking West was created by William Rimmer in ca. 1868.

When was "Wellfleet Islands, Looking West" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1868.

What medium is "Wellfleet Islands, Looking West"?

Wellfleet Islands, Looking West is Graphite on off-white wove paper.

Is "Wellfleet Islands, Looking West" in the public domain?

Yes, Wellfleet Islands, Looking West is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Wellfleet Islands, Looking West

William Rimmer

ca. 1868

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

12 1/2 x 14 7/16 in. (31.8 x 36.7 cm)

Classification

Drawing

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1965

Accession Number

65.12.20

Art Historical Context

William Rimmer's *Wellfleet Islands, Looking* (ca. 1868) captures the rugged beauty of Cape Cod's outer beaches in Massachusetts, gazing westward across the islands from what is likely the Wellfleet area. Rendered in graphite on off-white w paper (12 1/2 x 14 7/16 in.), this intimate drawing showcases Rimmer's precise draughtsmanship, known for its anatomical rigor in sculptures and figurative works. Though best remembered as a Boston-based artist blending neoclassicism with romantic intensity—often drawing from classical antiquity—this landscape reveals his keen eye for America's natural dram...

About the Artist

William Rimmer · 1816–1879

American (born England), Liverpool 1816–1879 South Milford, Massachusetts

Wellfleet Islands, Looking West

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