Boathouse, Winter, Harlem River
circa 1916 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This landscape painting depicts a frozen Harlem River scene featuring houseboats along a snowy bank. It is rendered with Lawson's signature heavy impasto technique.
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Ernest Lawson was a member of 'The Eight,' a group of artists who broke away from the traditional National Academy of Design to champion more realistic and urban subject matter. His distinct, paint-heavy approach often earned his works the nickname of 'crushed jewels' due to the vibrant, tactile texture of his surfaces.
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Boathouse, Winter, Harlem River
Ernest Lawson, circa 1916
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