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Robert Salmon

1775

WA-00113524

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Smithsonian

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_2020.20.242
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Soft Glides the Sea, Bounding and Free

1837 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

31.8 × 23.9 cm (12 9/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Custom House at Greenock, Scotland

1828 · Oil on wood

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute Chicago
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The Met
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