The Quay, Larmor

1884–85

Many American artists traveled abroad to study painting in the late nineteenth century. Platt, who was born in New York, spent time in the small town of Larmor on the coast of Brittany in northwestern France during the summer of 1884. This painting of the village harbor emphasizes the pearly gray coastal light, which lends a poetic beauty to the everyday scene.

Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	10 5/16 x 14 1/2 in. (26.2 x 36.8 cm)
Object Number	1955.829
Acquisition	Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status	Off View

Image Caption

Charles Adams Platt, The Quay, Larmor, 1884–85, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, 1955.829

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New York: National Adademy of Design.. Sixtieth Annual Exhibition. April 6-May 15, 1885. M. Knoedler & Co., New York.. Exhibition of Paintings and Prints of Every Description on the Occasion of Knoedler One Hundred Years, 1846-1946. April 1-27, 1946.. 1946.. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.. Shaping an American Landscape: The Art and Architecture of Charles A. Platt. March 25-May 28, 1995; Octagon Museum, The American Architecture Foundation, Washington, D. C. June 19-Sept. 19, 1995; William Benton Museum, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Oct. 31-Dec. 22, 1995. Exh.cat. Keith N. Morgan et al.. 1995.. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1970. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1972. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1984. Conrads, Margaret C. American Paintings and Sculpture at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1990. Kern, Steven, ed. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1992.