Sailboat

NBI ID308.I
TitleSailboat
Mediumoil on artist's sketch block, edges bound in marbleized linen tape
Dimensions6 15/16 x 4 15/16
Signatureunsigned
Current OwnerSotheby's auction 1983
URL of Ownerhttp://www.sothebys.com/
CityStateNew York, NY
Date
ProvenanceArtist; Mrs. F. C. Caruso, East Orange, NY; Augustus Oberwalder, N.Y.; Henry R. Rittenberg, N.Y.; Robert Hosea; early 1930s, N.Y.; Mr. Edward G. and Jane Robinson, Beverly Hills, CA; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, N.Y. 1981; Sotheby's auction, 1983
Published
Exhibited
Subject DescriptionHorizon line 2 1/4" from bottom. View of open sea, horizon at bottom third of block, sailboat at right of center, buoy [?] at lower left. Central motif a boat with a single mast, double said, and a pendant flying from the top of the mast. Indistinct foreground water and a brown buoy lower left corner. Sails, boat and reflection emphasized with some heavier overpainting. Some suggestion of blue color in upper right sky and water at horizon.
ConditionGenerally good.
Infra-red
UltraViolet
Color
X-ray
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