Shipping on the Clyde
Painting by John Atkinson Grimshaw
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Shipping on the Clyde is an oil on millboard cityscape painting by the British artist John Atkinson Grimshaw, from 1881. It is in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, in Madrid.[1]
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| Artist | John Atkinson Grimshaw |
| Year | 1881 |
| Type | Oil on millboard, cityscape |
| Dimensions | 30.5 cm × 51 cm (12.0 in × 20 in) |
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History and description
The painting features a street scene by the River Clyde in Glasgow illuminated by moonlight.[2] Some lighting comes from the shop windows and a small fire at which two dockworkers are warming themselves. Atkinson Grimshaw was known for nocturnal views of the industrial port cities of the Victorian era and this is a variation on the model.[3]
