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Cadwallader Lincoln Washburn

Originally from Minnesota, artist Cadwallader Lincoln Washburn traveled extensively. He lost his hearing at age five due to scarlet fever and spinal meningitis and was therefore known to his contemporaries as the “Silent Artist.” Washburn attended Gallaudet College for the deaf and graduated from MIT with a degree in architecture before studying painting with William Merritt Chase. With Chase and other students from the Art Students League, he first traveled to Europe. Washburn later studied with Joaquin Sorolla in Madrid and Paul-Albert Besnard in France. He became a renowned etcher and war correspondent for the “Chicago Daily News,” covering the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) and the Madera Revolution in Mexico (1910-1912). “Foaming Sea” likely represents Monhegan Island, Maine, a popular destination for artists. It features broad, impressionistic brushstrokes , a high horizon line, and a cropped perspective, which lends the composition dynamism.
Artist
Cadwallader Lincoln Washburn
(American, 1866 – 1965)
Title
Foaming Sea
Date
ca. 1907-1965
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
19 3/8 x 21 1/2 in. image
Credit
Gift of D. Frederick Baker from the Baker/Pisano Collection
Accession No.
2022.34.16
Classification
Paintings
Geography
United States

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January 2022, sold by Wiscasset Bay Gallery (Wiscasset, ME) to D. Frederick Baker (New York, NY); August 2022, gifted to the Chazen Museum of Art

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