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Moonlit Cove

Albert Pinkham Ryder

1880s · Oil on canvas · The Phillips Collection, Washington

Size4:3 ratio

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Moonlit Cove

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About this work

Artist: Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847–1917)
Year: 1880s
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 35.9 × 43.5 cm
Collection: The Phillips Collection, Washington
Movement: Tonalism

An empty boat lies moored in a small cove under a looming dark cliff, while a moon in a pale halo lights the cliff's edge and the water below with a greenish gold glow. Ryder reduced the scene to a few flat, simplified shapes, and the painting's mood of romantic mystery made it an icon for American modernists after it was shown at the 1913 Armory Show. Heavy oil on the back of the canvas has darkened it and the surface is finely crazed. Duncan Phillips bought it in 1924 and called it one of the world's great romantic pictures.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A small, glowing green-and-gold night scene for a bedroom, study or reading nook in a dark wood frame. It suits charcoal, forest green or warm white walls at 24×18 and pairs with Ryder's Toilers of the Sea.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Tonalism painting
Era: 19th century (1880s)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: dramatic, moody
Rooms: bedroom, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Moonlit Cove in the public domain?

Yes. Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847–1917) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Phillips Collection.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12 and 24×18 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Moonlit Cove painted, and in what medium?

Moonlit Cove dates from 1880s and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 35.9 × 43.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×18 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×12 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Moonlit Cove we'd choose 24×18. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Moonlit Cove (Albert Pinkham Ryder) — Moonlit Cove · Albert Pinkham Ryder · 1880s. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Also available as

An exhibition poster

The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.

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