The Red Bridge
The Red Bridge is an 1895 painting by American artist Julian [Alden Weir]. Done in oil on canvas, Red Bridge has been cited as an excellent example of Weir's Japanese-inspired style of impression. The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan [Museum of Art].
Description
The Red Bridge was painted by Weir as an impressionist work; the artist had previously been a detractor of impressionism. The bridge depicted in the painting was a then-new iron truss bridge built over the Shetucket River in Windham, Connecticut. Weir initially viewed the bridge with distaste - it had replaced an older covered bridge he was fond of - but eventually chose to paint a picture of it.According to the Met, the painting is one of the few American impressionist painting to refer to industrialization.