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Deserted Wharf (The Old Mill at Cos Cob)

John Henry Twachtman

1899

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

American Impressionism Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Landscape

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Deserted Wharf (The Old Mill at Cos Cob) is a 1899 unspecified by John Henry Twachtman, a American Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: John Henry Twachtman
When & what style?: 1899 · American Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a quiet dock by a river. The wood is dark and weathered, with a few planks jutting out over the water. Behind it, a hillside has patches of green and brown, with a building half-hidden in the trees. The brushstrokes are loose and fast, like the artist worked quickly outside. The colors mix softly—no hard lines, just blended shapes. Next, check out Impressionism to see how artists like this one used light and color.