Shipping on the Clyde
| Shipping on the Clyde | |
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| Artist | John Atkinson Grimshaw |
| Year | 1881 |
| Type | Oil on millboard, cityscape |
| Dimensions | 30.5 cm × 51 cm (12.0 in × 20 in) |
| Location | Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid |
Shipping on the Clyde is an oil on millboard cityscape painting by the British artist John Atkinson Grimshaw, from 1881. It is in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, in Madrid.[1]
History and description
The painting features a street scene by the River Clyde in Glasgow illuminated by moonlight.[2] Some lighting comes from the shop windows and a small fire at which two dockworkers are warming themselves. Atkinson Grimshaw was known for nocturnal views of the industrial port cities of the Victorian era and this is a variation on the model.[3]
References
- ^ Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
- ^ Valance p.4
- ^ Robertson p.73
Bibliography
- Happer, Richard & Stewart, Mark. River Clyde: From Source to Sea. Amberley Publishing, 2014.
- Robertson, Alexander. Atkinson Grimshaw. Phaidon Press, 1996.
- Valance, Hélène. Nocturne: Night in American Art, 1890-1917. Yale University Press, 2018.