Mill Dam and Huntington Harbor

Mill Dam and Huntington Harbor

Harbor; Tidal Mill; Sailboat; Wharf; Marine; Waterscape; Fishing

Watercolor on beige paper depicting waterfront scene. Foreground composed of rippling water to the left and marshy grasses to the right; dirt road running from center left to bottom right. Midground depicts two men fishing in center, two sailbots moored in harbor to the right; four-story mill to left; four white buildings visible behind to the left and right along wharf. two masted ship docked at wharf, two-story structure visible on opposite coast to center right. Background contains brushy trees and sky with billowing white clouds highlights with blue and purple pigments.

Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]

Edward Lange (1846-1912), Mill Dam and Huntington Harbor, 1881, Watercolor on paper, 10.1875 x 13.25 in. (framed), Huntington Historical Society, 1980.164

1881

10.1875 x 13.25 in. (framed)

Painting

Signed lower right corner, "Edw. Lange 1881."

Watercolor and gouache on paper

New York; Suffolk County; Town of Huntington; Huntington

Huntington Historical Society, 1980.164