Martin Johnson Heade
American, 1819–1904
Point Judith, Rhode Island, 1867–68
Oil on canvas
72.3 × 128 cm (28 ½ × 50 ½ in.)
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund and Gift of Delbert Gutridge in memory of Orrel A. Parker by exchange
One of only a handful of nocturnal scenes painted by Heade, this evocative painting captures the effects of glimmering moonlight on land, sea, and sky. Although the artist depicts a specific location, his nighttime rendering shrouds most details in shadow, imparting a greater sense of mood than place. Human presence manifests itself through two sailing ships on the left side of the composition.
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