Thomas Chambers

(American, 1808–1866)

Room Paintings holds four paintings by Thomas Chambers, from the National Gallery of Art. All of them date from 1850. We file all of them under Folk & Naive. The most common subjects are boats and harbors, cityscapes and skies and weather. All of them suit a room in our lists, most often the bathroom and home office.

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Folk & Naive 4

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National Gallery of Art 4

The 4 paintings

Bay of New York, Sunset, Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century, oil on canvas

Thomas Chambers Bay of New York, Sunset, mid 19th century National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a coastal scene with a perspective from the water. There are dark, billowing gray clouds above the horizon, and the sky is pale orange.

Thomas Chambers Threatening Sky, Bay of New York, mid 19th century National Gallery of Art

Boston Harbor, Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century, oil on canvas

Thomas Chambers Boston Harbor, mid 19th century National Gallery of Art

Packet Ship Passing Castle Williams, New York Harbor, Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century, oil on canvas

Thomas Chambers Packet Ship Passing Castle Williams, New York Harbor, mid 19th century National Gallery of Art