Fishing Shacks

Painting

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Fishing Shacks

Fishing Shacks

Name/Title

Fishing Shacks

Description

Here Fort manipulates color to give the feeling of great depth to the canvas. He reserves the warm colors for the foreground, thus grounding the viewer safely to the land. In the mid-ground we see a group of fishing shacks and nets almost falling into the water. The sailboat has little definition and faded cool colors make up the background. This is a device that serves two purposes: one is to give the illusion of heat; the other is to assure that the viewer's eye is constantly returned to the foreground. This is reinforced by tree branches that seem to almost float in the air, would serve as a device to enhance the illusion of vista

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Saugatuck, Michigan (geographic place)

Cataloged By

Slusar, Linda

Acquisition

Notes

On temporary loan

Made/Created

Artist

Fort, Robert "Harry" 1875-1954

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Exhibition

Rediscovering a Michigan Painter

Create Date

December 4, 2020

Update Date

September 10, 2024