SOLD Beach at Newport, Rhode Island
by James Augustus Suydam (1819–1865)13 1/16 x 23 inches
Signed lower right: A Suydam
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Provenance
Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, New York
Godel & Co. Fine Art, New York, New York
Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, New York, New York, acquired from above, 2004
The Henry and Sharon Martin collection, acquired from above, 2004
Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, New York, New York, acquired from above, 2017
Private collection, Bethesda, Maryland, acquired from above, 2017
Exhibited
For Spacious Skies: Hudson River School Paintings from the Henry and Sharon Martin Collection, New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut, June 10–September 25, 2005
Luminist Horizons: The Art and Collection of James A. Suydam, National Academy Museum, New York, New York, September 15–December 31, 2006; Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, January 26–April 29, 2007; The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, June 3–September 16, 2007; Telfair Museums, Savannah, Georgia, October 9, 2007–January 6, 2008
Literature
Kevin Sharp, For Spacious Skies: Hudson River School Paintings from the Henry and Sharon Martin Collection (New Britain, CT: New Britain Museum of American Art, 2005), 9, 15, 71–73, no. 14, figs. 1–3.
Katherine E. Manthorne and Mark D. Mitchell, Luminist Horizons: The Art and Collection of James A. Suydam (New York: National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, 2006), 120, 125, fig. 5.1.
Artist Biography
Well-connected Luminist recognized for his serene landscapes
By William Tylee Ranney Abbott
The work of James Augustus Suydam, characterized by idealized tranquil landscapes and seascapes illuminated by softly sunlit skies, is emblematic of the American Luminist movement of the nineteenth century.
I. Biography
II. Chronology
III. Collections
IV. Exhibitions
V. Memberships
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VII. Suggested Resources
I. Biography
James Augustus Suydam was
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