Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Fishing in a Catboat in Great South Bay
Object Number:
1964.21
Date:
1871
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
canvas: 29 x 39 1/4 in. ( 73.7 x 99.7 cm )
frame: 35 x 45 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 88.9 x 115.6 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: signed and dated in circular monogram-stamp on sail of boat at right center: J.B. STEARNS 1871
label: framer's label: D.B. BUTLER & CO., INC. ENGRAVINGS ETCHINGS AND PICTURE FRAMES. PAINTINGS RESTORED 126 EAST 57 ST. N.Y.
Description:
Seven men and women on a recreational fishing expedition in a small white sailboat with red piping; the women in dresses and bonnets; the men in coats and ties; one gentleman with a large fish on his line near the side of the boat; other boats visible on the bay in the distance.
Credit Line:
Gift of C. Otto von Kienbusch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
