Manana Islands
Frank Wilcox · 1925 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Manana Island, Maine, sits directly next to the more well-known Monhegan Island, from where this view was likely inspired. Monhegan had long hosted an artist colony by the time Wilcox visited in the 1920s. In this image, the artist appears to have recorded the sunrise, paying especial attention to the color and shape of the clouds. Wilcox later acknowledged that the pure colors he used in his work were perceived as bold at the time, though it was not his intention. Before his second trip to Maine, Wilcox recalled reading works by American author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, which reinvigorated his interest in nature.
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Details
- Maker
- Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- watercolor
- Dimensions
- Paper: 38.1 x 50.8 cm (15 x 20 in.)
- Place of origin
- America
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
