Marine: Moonlight on Calm Sea
Marine: Moonlight on Calm Sea

Currently not on view

Marine: Moonlight on Calm Sea,

1915–30

Howard Russell Butler, 1856–1934; born New York City, NY; died Princeton, NJ
y1974-81
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Online Exhibitions: Painter of Landscapes and Seascapes

Information

Title
Marine: Moonlight on Calm Sea
Dates

1915–30

Maker
Howard Russell Butler
Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

101.5 x 127 cm (39 15/16 x 50 in.)
frame: 105.7 x 130.5 x 4.5 cm (41 5/8 x 51 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Howard Russell Butler, Jr., Class of 1920

Object Number
y1974-81
Signatures

Signed, lower left: H. R. Butler [possibly followed by date (29?)]

Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Subject
moons, shores (landforms), seascapes

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