Columbus in the New World by Edwin Austin Abbey was created in 1906. The painting is in Yale University Art Gallery New Haven. The size of the work is 221 x 304,8 cm and is made as an oil on canvas.
The Artist: American painter and illustrator Edwin Austin Abbey (1852 – 1911) studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Christian Schuessele. Abbey began as an illustrator, producing numerous illustrations and sketches for such magazines as Harper’s Weekly (1871–1874) and Scribner’s Magazine.
