Emil Carlsen Coastal scene, ca.1923

ECA record control number: 18934

Archives of American Art #: -none-

Record level: Item

Record type: Movable Work

Work Title: Coastal scene

Alternate work titles:
2019 : Coastal scene, St. Thomas [from auction owner – unclear if the location is correct] ;
2017 : Coastal scene  [from auction catalog]

Work date: 1907  [date based on color palette & technique]  [date listed by major auction house – unclear if they knew exact date or if wrongly interpreted from us?]

Work creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]

Work medium: Oil on canvas board
Work dimensions: 9-1/2 x 13-1/4 inches

Inscribed / signed front:
Location: n/a
Dated: No.
Text: n/a

Verso: Unknown.

ECA category: Landscape
ECA sub-category: Lakes

Archives of American Art subjects:
Landscape
Waterscape
Waterscape — Coast

Description of work:

Provenance / ownership:
2019 [tba] ;
2019 ( Weschler’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, 40 W Gude Drive, Suite #100, Rockville, MD 20850 ) ;
2018 [unknown ebay seller, likely owner from 2017] ;
2018 ( Sotheby’s [1744- ], 1334 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021 ) ;
2017 Private collection of [unknown] ;
2017 ( Simpson Galleries, LLC. [1962- ], 6116 Skyline Dr. Ste. 1 Houston, TX 77057 ) ;
2016 Private estate of Betti Friedel Saunders [1924-2016], Houston, TX, administered by Stephen Saunders ;
2011 Private collection of Betti Friedel Saunders [1924-2016], Houston, TX ;
ca.1978 Private collection of Charles Albert Saunders [1922-2011] and Betti Friedel Saunders [1924-2016], Houston, TX ;
ca.1978 ( Robert M. Rice Gallery [ca.1975-ca.1982], [ca.1978-ca.1982] 2010 South Post Oak Road, Houston, TX 77056 |  [ca.1975-ca.1977] 2734 Virginia Street, Houston, TX 77098 ) ;
1975 Estate of Florence B. G. S. Carlsen [1903-1974], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s daughter-in-law ;
1966 Private collection of Florence B. G. S. Carlsen [1903-1974], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s daughter-in-law ;
1943 Estate of Dines Carlsen [1901-1966], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s son ;
1932 Private collection of Luella May (Ruby) Carlsen [c.1869-1943], New York, NY, the artist’s wife ;
1907 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .

Exhibition history:
2019 Weschler’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, Rockville, MD ;
2018 Sotheby’s [1744- ], New York, NY, “American art online”, October 5.
2017 Simpson Galleries, LLC. [1962- ], Houston, TX, “Fine art & antiques”, February 25.

References / citations:
– Sotheby’s [1744- ], New York, NY, “American art online”, October 5, 2018, lot #82, illustrated : color, online.
– Simpson Galleries, LLC. [1962- ], Houston, TX, sale catalog, “Fine art & antiques”, February 25, 2017.

Related works:

ECA notes:
– Appraisal by Linda McAdoo Galleries, Ltd. [ca.1990- ], Phoenix, AZ

Price history:
2019 – [tba] ;
2018 – [unknown] ;
2017 – $1,650 USD.  [auction] ;

Document information

Document permalink:
http://emilcarlsen.org/work/?p=18934

Digital-born document number:
ECA.2017.18934

Digital document provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Emil Carlsen Archives, 266 West 21st Street, Suite 4E, New York, NY 10011.

Document license:
Creative Commons Corporation  shareAlike (sa) license.  Some of the information contained within this document may hold further publication restrictions depending on final use.  It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine.

Image license:
The author of this artwork died more than 70 years ago. According to U.S. Copyright Law, copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. In other countries, legislation may differ.

Record birth date:
February 9, 2017

Last updated: February 13, 2020 at 0:55 am