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John Henry Twachtman (1853–1902), Dredging in the River, ca. 1879
Oil on canvas
Gift of the Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld Collection, Scenes of New York City, 2020.35.4
This grab dredger heaves wreckage, likely from the East River after the blasting of hazardous
rocks from the ship graveyard known as Hell Gate. As Twachtman’s student noted, “There is no
endeavor to make the subject poetically picturesque.” The dark tones and slashing brushwork
stress instead the violence of industry.
