The Rocket (painting)
| The Rocket | |
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| Artist | Edward Middleton Manigault |
| Year | 1909 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 20 cm × 24 cm (7.9 in × 9.4 in) |
| Location | Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, US |
The Rocket is an 1909 oil on canvas painting by
fauvist color palette. In the middle of a radiant circle of light reflecting on the water, a boat can be seen, filled with people viewing the fireworks from the river.[1]
Background
Modernist movement from Canada and America. He was born in London, Ontario.[2]
The artist may have been inspired by the sight of firework displays along the Hudson River in the fall of 1909,[1] commemorating Henry Hudson's discovery of the river in 1609 and the launching of Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont in 1807. This was one of the first steamboats, and the first one to float on the Hudson.[1]
Painting
As an artist, Manigault was considered by art historians to have developed a highly personal and original artistic style. Disconnected patches of luminous
post-impressionist techniques that he had learnt in the early years of his career.[3]
These post-impressionist techniques had been developed and used during the last years of the 19th century by, among others, artists like
Seurat's pointillism consisted of creating the image by means of colored dots.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Colvin, Nancy. "Collection: The Rocket". columbusmuseum.org. Columbus Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Historic Echo Park - Edward Middleton Manigault". historicechopark.org. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Edward Middleton Manigault". www.the-athenaeum.org. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "influences/post-impressionism". www.vangoghgallery.com.