Seascape

"Seascape," an artwork by American artist Walter Shirlaw (1838-1909), is rendered in watercolor and charcoal on off-white laid paper. It measures 10 1/2 x 18 3/8 inches (26.7 x 46.7 cm). The exact date of creation is not provided in the catalogue record. The piece was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967, a gift from Arthur M. Herschensohn, and is housed in The American Wing.

The artist, Walter Shirlaw, was an American painter born in 1838 and died in 1909. Further details regarding his nationality beyond "American" are not specified in the supplied artist authority record. No information on exhibitions, literature, or a specific classification for "Seascape" is available from the provided data.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several other works by Walter Shirlaw, including "Studies of Bathers," "Susanna and the Elders," "Studies of Bathers Disrobing," "Studies of Sheep," "The Country Dance," "Nature Study," "Trees and Stream," and "Cliffs." Dates for these comparable holdings are also not specified. Provenance for "Seascape" prior to its gift in 1967 is not detailed in the provided information.