The Red Bridge

The Red Bridge
ArtistJulian Alden Weir
Year1895
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions61.6 cm × 85.7 cm (24.3 in × 33.7 in)
Location
Accession14.141

The Red Bridge is an 1895 painting by American artist Julian Alden Weir. Done in oil on canvas, Red Bridge has been cited as an excellent example of Weir's Japanese-inspired style of impression. The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Description

The Red Bridge was painted by Weir as an impressionist work; the artist had previously been a detractor of impressionism. The bridge depicted in the painting was a then-new iron truss bridge built over the Shetucket River in Windham, Connecticut. Weir initially viewed the bridge with distaste - it had replaced an older covered bridge he was fond of - but eventually chose to paint a picture of it.

According to the Met, the painting is one of the few American impressionist painting to refer to industrialization.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Red Bridge". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  2. ↑ Galitz, Kathryn Calley (2016-09-20). The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-8478-4659-7.