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Artists›Robert Salmon

Robert Salmon

1775

WA-00047348

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ1722657

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The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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2 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=31561
Tier 1 · Institutional95%

About

Why this artist matters now

Robert Salmon was a maritime artist, active in both England and America. Salmon completed nearly 1,000 paintings, all save one of maritime scenes or seascapes. He is widely considered the Father of American Luminism.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 18d ago

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Artworks (3)

Boston Harbor

1843 · oil on wood

overall: 42.07 × 61.6 cm (16 9/16 × 24 1/4 in.) framed: 59.69 × 79.38 × 5.08 cm (23 1/2 × 31 1/4 × 2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Custom House at Greenock, Scotland

1828 · oil paint

16 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (41.9 x 65.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Ship "Favorite" Maneuvering Off Greenock

1819 · oil paint

overall: 76.2 x 128.3 cm (30 x 50 1/2 in.) framed: 96.5 x 149.9 x 9.8 cm (38 x 59 x 3 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Artwork sources (5)

3 published of 37 catalogued · 37 with image

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13 entries · 1 sources

The Custom House at Greenock, Scotland
1828 · Met · 5 prov
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The Ship "Favorite" Maneuvering Off Greenock
1819 · Nga · 5 prov
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Boston Harbor
1843 · Nga · 3 prov
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Group Exhibition The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950

New York · 1976