Storm at Sea
Robert Salmon
(English, 1775–1845 or after (active in the United States 1828–42))
1840
Medium/TechniqueOil on panel
Dimensions41.91 x 61.59 cm (16 1/2 x 24 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815-1865
Accession number48.473
On View
On viewClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionThe low horizon and contrasting lights and darks indicate Salmon's longstanding awareness of such seventeenth-century Dutch painters as Willem van de Velde and Jacob van Ruisdael. The strong atmospheric effects in this particular painting also may show the influence of J. M. W. Turner's use of color and light.
InscriptionsReverse: No 44/Painted by R. Salmon/1840ProvenanceThe artist; Mrs. James A. Sullivan, Boston, 1944; to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I., 1944; to MFA, 1948, gift of Martha C. (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik.
