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The Side-Wheeler ‘The City of St. Paul’ on The Missippippi River
Original price was: $599.00.$299.00Current price is: $299.00.
Artist: Jasper Francis Cropsey
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A hand-painted oil-on-canvas reproduction by Jasper Francis Cropsey, showing a side-wheeler crossing the Mississippi River.
Description
Description
A side-wheeler steams along the Mississippi River, its long hull and paddle structure visible on the water. Low land and a broad sky frame the vessel. The boat forms a horizontal centerpiece against the river. Smoke and small details rise above the deck, while the waterline and shore extend the scene.
About Mississippi Side-Wheeler Oil Painting Reproduction Cropsey
Cropsey balances the long vessel against the open river and sky. The side paddle structure breaks the hull line, while the shore and water create quieter horizontal bands around the boat. Smoke and small deck details rise above the dark silhouette.
Warm and cool colors meet across the scene, with pale marks set beside darker fields. Changes in brush direction distinguish textures of foliage, water, clouds, earth, and other visible surfaces. The palette gives the image its distinct mood.
This hand-painted oil-on-canvas reproduction presents the broad river crossing through painted color and brushwork. The long side-wheeler remains the central form, with smoke above the deck and water and shoreline extending to either side. Larger passages define the main forms, while smaller touches describe edges, branches, leaves, and changes in light. The painted surface carries the composition from foreground into background and retains the contrasts that make the scene recognizable.
The hand-painted reproduction
Viewed as a whole, the scene has a clear hierarchy of subject and surroundings. Close looking reveals secondary details in the setting and variations between defined edges and loose marks. These small differences support the arrangement visible across the image, keeping attention on the depicted figure, object, or place. The scene reads clearly from a distance, then rewards closer attention to the hull, paddle structure, smoke, waterline, and quiet shoreline. These visible details distinguish this river view from a generic boat scene. The broad water surface reinforces the vessel forward passage, and the open sky keeps its silhouette distinct.
- The side-wheeler crosses the broad river.
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