The Stranded Boat
Martin Johnson Heade
(American, 1819–1904)
1863
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions58.1 x 93.66 cm (22 7/8 x 36 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Accession number48.1026
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A masterful evocation of the coast shrouded in fog, this painting deviates from the typical horizontal emphasis of Heade's seascapes and marshes. The title, probably not original, is misleading, as the boat has been carefully beached and secured to a stake on the shore.
InscriptionsLower right: M J. Heade/1863ProvenanceThe artist; C.R. Smith, Neenah, Wis.; with Smith Estate Sale, 1948; with Victor Spark, New York, 1948; to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I., 1948; to MFA, 1948, gift of Maxim Karolik.
