The Flying Dutchman
Date1900
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration CitationCollier's Weekly, December 8, 1900.
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions72 1/4 x 48 1/8 in. (183.5 x 122.2 cm)
frame: 76 3/4 x 53 in. (194.9 x 134.6 cm)
frame: 76 3/4 x 53 in. (194.9 x 134.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-3
On View
On viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis illustration appeared without text. In this folkloric story of the The Flying Dutchman, a name which refers to both a captain and his ship, the captain sailed into a storm, cursing God and swearing to overcome the sea. The ship foundered, killing all on board. As punishment, the captain was doomed to sail forever. Pyle depicts the moment of the fatal storm, with the broken ship, its tormented crew and the defiant captain. "Sightings" of The Flying Dutchman were reported as late as 1911.
