Seascape

Painting

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Seascape

Entry/Object ID

1976.02.02

Description

A seascape at dusk/night is illuminated by the moon peeking through parted clouds. A steamboat on the water is sailing, releasing a puff of smoke (middle-left) on the horizon line. A mountain range on the right separated the water from the sky on the horizon line. The texture created from the use of oil paint creates movement and a sheen to the piece. The piece is colored with very muted and neutral colors (dark blues, creams, grays and black. The piece looks as though it has some kind of yellow/green varnish making the piece look extra glossy. The piece is heavily contrasted through the use of shadows and light being created by the moon. The artist breaks up the dark ocean with rays from the moon, which in turn illuminates the other secondary figures in the seascape. Balance is created through the use of color and the contrast between the shadows and light in the piece. The texture from the waves and the fluffiness/smoothness of the clouds creates the feeling of stillness and dynamic movement in the waves creating a balanced image.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Acquisition

Accession

1976.02

Source or Donor

Richard W. Bardach

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Richard W. Bardach

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Nels Hagerup

Role

Painter

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower left hand corner

Transcription

N. HAGERUP

Material/Technique

Painted, In Artist's Hand

Type

Receiver Marking, Sticker

Location

Back of frame, upper right corner

Transcription

PROPERTY OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY 723318

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Label, Receiver Marking, Sticker

Location

Back of canvas (loose)

Transcription

Property of Purdue University Galleries 1352 Creative Arts Building Two West Lafayette, IN 47907-1352 (317) 494-3061 1976.02.02 723318 Hagerup, N. Seascape

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Number

Location

Back of canvas, upper center left

Transcription

Material/Technique

Written, Ink

Type

Number

Location

Back of frame, upper left

Transcription

6692 18

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Landscape

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

26 in

Color

Dark blue, Blue, Cream, Yellow, Gray, White, Black

Exhibition

“Great Outdoors” (2012)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

"Nels (Neils Johan) Hagerup was born in Christiana Norway into a family that included the composer Edvard Hagerup Grieg. After studying art in Christiana, Berlin and Copenhagen he served as a merchant seaman, eventually landing on the west coast of the United States in 1882. He taught art for several years in Portland, Oregon before moving to San Francisco in 1892. This painting is very likely of the seaward view from San Francisco near the present day south terminus of the Golden Gate bridge. "