Focus on May Night (Willard Metcalf painting) and explain the abstract.
May Night is a 1906 oil painting by American Impressionist Willard Metcalf. It is a nocturne depicting the home of Florence Griswold, now the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut. It was the first contemporary painting purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and is Metcalf's "most celebrated work."
Corcoran Gallery of Art Old Lyme, Connecticut Florence Griswold Florence Griswold Museum Old Lyme Willard Metcalf Connecticut nocturne American Impressionist