Murphy comparison

During the 1908 voyage when he painted this scene of Venice, Hermann Dudley Murphy also visited southern Italy. He was impressed by the horizon of the remote volcanic island of Stromboli, and his painting of it now hangs on the ground floor of Eustis Estate. Compare its serenity, simple design, and gentle coloring with the bolder tones and livelier brushwork in his vision of Venice upstairs.

Left: Hermann Dudley Murphy (1867–1945), Venice, c. 1908, oil on canvas, 31 ½ x 38 5/8 in., Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation, 2006.44.592.
Right: Hermann Dudley Murphy (1867–1945), Stromboli Landscape, 1908, oil on canvas, 31 1/2 x 38 ½ in., Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation, 2006.44.665.

Learn more about Murphy’s painting Stromboli Landscape below.