Robert Salmon

Robert Salmon
The East Indiaman "Warley", 1804. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England
Born
Robert Salomon

1775
Died1845 (aged 70+)
Cumberland, after 1845 (exact date uncertain)[1]
NationalityBritish
Known forMaritime art, Seascapes
Notable workPicture of "The Dream" Pleasure Yacht, View of Venice
MovementLuminism
Very early work done by Robert Salmon, circa 1790-1801. "Isle of Hoy" Orkney Islands, Scotland.

Robert Salmon (1775 – c. 1845) was a maritime artist, active in both England and America. Salmon completed nearly 1,000 paintings, all save one of maritime scenes or seascapes. He is widely considered the Father of American Luminism.[2]

  1. ^ "El Museo de arte Thyssen-Bornemisza - (Paseo del Prado, 8, Madrid-España)". Museothyssen.org. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Artists on artnet – Modern and Contemporary Artist". Artnet.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.