Martin Johnson HeadeAmerican, 1819–1904Jersey Meadows at Sunset
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Where is “Jersey Meadows at Sunset” now? Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Unknown.
Washington, D.C., United States
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Martin Johnson Heade began painting Jersey Meadows at Sunset shortly after the end of the Civil War. In it, a meandering stream and a series of haystacks stretch across low, flat marshes, and a lone man at right takes in a moment of rest. The war haunts this seemingly placid landscape: A broken haycart near the center of the foreground calls to mind an artillery mount for a small field cannon, while the rays of the setting sun, reaching upward from the horizon, conjure memories of explosions on a distant battlefield.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Details
- Accession number
- 2025.4
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
