Mississippi at Dubuque, Iowa, 1870
Alfred Thompson Bricherexpand_more
Oil on canvasexpand_more
The Siri and Bob Marshall Endowment for American Paintingsexpand_more 2023.19
On View in Gallery 323expand_more
This scene of the Mississippi, depicted from the vantage point of being on the river, is at once a marvelous recreation of a moment and a study in contrasts. We watch as a passing storm moves out to the left, showering rain from gray swollen clouds. Sun returns on the right side, illuminating white sails, the glint of an oar, the crisp shirt of a rower, and the painted steamboats receiving passengers at the shore. The detailed, carefully observed water is like a mirror of calm below the turbulent sky.
Details
- Title
- Mississippi at Dubuque, Iowa
- Artist Life
- 1837 - 1908
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2023.19
- Curator Approved
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