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Island of New Providence, (painting). Artist:  Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902, painter. Title:  Island of New Providence, (painting). Dates:  ca. 1891. Medium:  Oil on board. Dimensions:  18 x 24 in. Description:  Coastal scene depicting an island fisherman walking across a small beach at sunset, with a dense grove of old trees on the left, their branches bending out over the water, and their leaves tinged with the orange glow of the setting sun on a distant horizon. Along the water's edge, a second fisherman sits in a small rowboat, and out on the water, two sailboats are silhouetted against the brilliant orange and gold sunset sky. Subject:  Landscape -- Bahamas -- New Providence Landscape -- Coast Landscape -- Beach Landscape -- Time -- Sunset Landscape -- Time -- Evening Figure group Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing Architecture -- Boat -- Rowboat Architecture -- Boat -- Sailboat Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Shanahan, William & Rose, References:  "Primal Visions: Albert Bierstadt 'Discovers' America," Montclair, NJ: Montclair Art Museum, 2002, pg. 86. Illustration:  "Primal Visions: Albert Bierstadt 'Discovers' America," Montclair, NJ: Montclair Art Museum, 2002, pg. 86. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 8A300002   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 8A300002 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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