The Red Bridge

The Red Bridge is a late 19th-century painting by American artist Julian Alden Weir. Done in oil on canvas, Red Bridge has been cited as an excellent example of Weir's Japanese-inspired style of impression.[1] The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

The Red Bridge
ArtistJulian Alden Weir
Year1895
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions61.6 cm × 85.7 cm (24.3 in × 33.7 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession14.141

Description

The Red Bridge was painted by Weir as an impressionist work; the artist had previously been a detractor of impressionism. The bridge depicted in the painting was a then-new iron truss bridge built over the Shetucket River in Windham, Connecticut.[1] Weir initially viewed the bridge with distaste - it had replaced an older covered bridge he was fond of - but eventually chose to painting a picture of it.[1][2]

According to the Met, the painting is one of the few American impressionist painting to refer to industrialization.[1]

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References
  1. "The Red Bridge". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  2. Galitz, Kathryn Calley (2016-09-20). The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-8478-4659-7.
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