Harbor at Gloucester, Massachusetts
Date1916
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 18 1/4 × 24 1/4 inches (46.4 × 61.6 cm)
Framed: 26 3/4 × 32 3/4 × 2 3/4 inches (67.9 × 83.2 × 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by the Gari Melchers Collectors' Society.
Object number2016.8
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextFrom modest beginnings in Elgin, Illinois, Jane Peterson became “one of the most foremost women painters in New York,” according to the New York Times in 1925. She studied and traveled extensively in Europe, including a six-month period during which she studied and worked in Madrid alongside Spanish artist Joaquin Sorolla, whose vibrant use of color proved highly influential to her . During world War I, Peterson’s trips to Europe were replaced by sojourns on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, bringing her training in impressionism to fresh American scenery. Shortly after, she discovered the nearby fishing village of Gloucester, where she would produce some of her most compelling work.Subject MatterGloucester Harbor, Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States of America
