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| Artist | Edward Middleton Manigault |
| Year | 1909 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 20 cm × 24 cm (7.9 in × 9.4 in) |
| Location | Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, US |
The Rocket is a painting about fireworks seen above the water, in the fall of 1909 on the Hudson River. The painting shows an intense, almost fauvist color palette. In the middle of a radiant circle of light reflecting on the water, a boat can be seen, filled with people who chose to view the fireworks from the water.
Background
Edward Middleton Manigault (1887–1922) was considered an experimental, visionary artist and today he is seen as an early representative of the Modernist movement from Canada and America. He was born in London, Ontario.
The artist may have been inspired by the sight of firework displays along the Hudson River in the fall of 1909. These were commemorating Henry Hudson's discovery of the river in 1609 and the launching of Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont in 1807. This was the first steamboat, and the first one to float on the Hudson.
Painting
As an artist, Manigault is considered to have developed a highly personal and original style. The disconnected patches of golden, red and orange colors overflow the canvas, creating the effect of the light of the fireworks showering down over the river. The river in turn acts as a mirror. This work is a painting where the artist used glowing colors, applying the post-impressionist techniques that he had learnt in the early years of his career.
The techniques he used derived from the techniques and styles of Post Impressionism, that were developed and used during the last years of the 19th century, by among others, artist like Van Gogh and Gauguin and the pointillist painter Seurat. The first two artists were using bold, vibrant intense colors, while Seurat was mostly concerned with pointillism, using a structure of colored dots.
References
- ^ Colvin, Nancy. "Collection: The Rocket". columbusmuseum.org. Columbus Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Historic Echo Park - Edward Middleton Manigault". historicechopark.org. Retrieved November 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - "Edward Middleton Manigault". www.the-athenaeum.org. Retrieved November 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - "influences/post-impressionism". www.vangoghgallery.com.