William Glackens, Beach Umbrellas at Blue Point
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Glackens · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
William Glackens

Beach Umbrellas at Blue Point

ca. 1915

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
66.1 × 81.3 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-133910

William Glackens rejected the elegant Gilded age painting style shown in the country's art academies in favor of street scenes filled with regular people -- immigrants on the Lower East Side, "modern" young women strolling in the city's parks, and sun worshippers enjoying a day at the beach.

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Glackens

Registry history

  • ca. 1915 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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