Life Saving Patrol

Many of Edward Moran’s paintings show powerful scenes of shipwrecks and storms that emphasize the struggle between man and nature. In Life Saving Patrol, however, the sea and the sky appear relatively calm. The dramatic scale of the lifeguard against the moonlit water suggests a balance of power between the ocean and the brave men who risk their lives to rescue its victims.

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Dans la même salle · Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 9B, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sur le même thème · Boats and boating

Oui, elle reçoit

Ce qu’elle montre

Au catalogue

Sources

Riding out a Gale

Landscapes

Fishing Boats Beating up to Windward

Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon

The Sea

The Wreck, 1901

The Ocean-Going Tug "May McWilliams", ca. 1895

Riding out a Gale, ca. 1889

Sailing Ship--off Coast of Maine, 1876

Maine Coast, 1875

Marine Study, 1860-1900

Boston Harbor, ca. 1860-1869

Shipping Coffee, Champerico, Guatemala, 1875, published 1877

A City of Ancient Greece, n.d.

Untitled

Indian Village, Cozumel Island, Yucatan

Sidon

Squall, Brenton Light (boat in storm, lighthouse in background), n.d.

A View of Venice, 1891

The Bridge, Erie Basin, N.Y., n.d.