''The Red Bridge'' is an 1895 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.
The painting is in the collection of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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
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Windham, Connecticut
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Weir initially viewed the bridge with distaste - it had replaced an older covered bridge he was fond of - but eventually chose to paint a picture of it.
According to the Met, the painting is one of the few American impressionist painting to refer to industrialization.
See also
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List of works by J. Alden Weir
References
1895 paintings
Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bridges in art
Rivers in art
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