A Northeaster
Datec. 1907
MediumBody color, watercolor on watercolor paper
DimensionsSheet: 16 3/4 × 20 5/8 inches (42.5 × 52.4 cm)
Matted: 22 1/8 × 28 inches (56.2 × 71.1 cm)
Framed: 23 1/2 × 29 1/2 × 1 1/4 inches (59.7 × 74.9 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number1907.8
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 TextCharles Herbert Woodbury is best known for his dynamic, vigorous depictions of the New England seacoast. He began his career as a professional artist and teacher while still a teenager. Leaving his hometown of Lynn, Massachusetts, to study mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the precocious Woodbury began exhibiting his work at the Boston Art Club in 1882, took evening life classes there in 1883, and taught his first private sketching class in 1885. He went on to enjoy a long and illustrious career as both an artist and a teacher.