Setauket Harbor, L.I.

Setauket Harbor, L.I.

Waterscape; Marine; Harbor; Boat; Sailboat

Watercolor and gouache on beige paper depicting a view of Setauket Harbor. Foreground of picture consists of grassy shoreline; dirt road curving across the bottom left corner and through an opening in a split rail fence; to far right a man and woman with parasol sit on a bench overlooking the water; small coniferous and deciduous trees loosely line the bank of the harbor. Midground depicts the harbor spreading horizontally across the paper, small watercraft spread across the water, single gaff-rigged sloop occupies most of the center space. Background shows far shore of the harbor scattered with trees and structures on grassy rolling hills; hillside to the right side is closer, water of the harbor disappears around its left peninsula to continue on out of sight; center of background appears to depict a proper harborfront with multiple moored boats of various sizes; sky above is tinged with a light blue-purple and highlighted with white clouds and orange pigment.

Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]

Edward Lange (1846-1912), Setauket Harbor, L.I., 1882, Watercolor and gouache on paper, 25 x 31 in. (framed), Long Island Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Melville, 1976, 1976.017.0059

1882

25 x 31 in. (framed)

Painting

Signed lower right corner, "Ed. Lange 1882"

Watercolor and gouache on paper

New York; Suffolk County; Town of Brookhaven; Setauket-East Setauket

Long Island Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Melville, 1976, 1976.017.0059