ECA Record Control Number: 19718

Archives of American Art #: 42480130

Record Level: Item

Record Type: Movable Work

Work Title: Surf and rocks

Alternate Work Titles:
1975: Surf and rocks  [from exhibition catalog]

Work Date: ca.1912 [date based on similar paintings with same technique and palette]

Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]

Work Medium: Oil on canvas laid down Masonite panel
Work Dimensions: 8 x 9-3/4 inches

Inscribed/Signed Front: none

Verso:
Mark Type: Estate Stamp
Location: Back of board
Text: ‘Estate of Florence B. G. S. Carlsen’.

ECA Category: Waterscape
ECA Sub-Category: Surf

Archives of American Art Subjects:
Waterscape
Waterscape — Coast

Description of Work:

Provenance/Ownership:
1996 ( Springfield Museum of Art [1967- ] | Springfield Art Association [1946- ], 107 Cliff Park Rd, Springfield, OH 45504, gift of C Duncan Connelly [1953- ]  (Accession #1996.026) ) ;
1995 (Thirteenth Colony Arts, LLC [2005- ] | [1992-2005] C. Duncan Connelly Fine Art | P.O. Box 15522, Atlanta, Ga 30333 | 2300 Peachtree Rd. Suite B-108, Atlanta, GA 30309 ) ;
1985 Private collection of [unknown], Winchester, VA ;
1975 ( Wortsman/Rowe Fine Arts, Inc. [1972-1975], 516 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California 94102 ) ;
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 ;
before 1966 Estate of Dines Carlsen [1901-1966], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s son ;
1932 Private collection of Luella May (Ruby) Carlsen [c.1869-before 1966], New York, NY, the artist’s wife ;
ca.1911 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .

Exhibition History:
2007 Springfield Museum of Art [1967- ], Springfield, OH, “Beyond The Academy: Works from the Museum’s Permanent Collection, September 8 – October 27.  [confirm?]
1975 Wortsman Rowe Galleries, San Francisco, CA, ““The art of Emil Carlsen 1853-1932“, January 10-February 21, Rubicon Gallery, Los Altos, CA, January 17-February 28, The El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX, March 2-March 30, Robert Rice Gallery, Houston, TX, April 10-May, Coe Kerr Gallery, New york, NY, June-July, The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, San Diego, CA, August 20-October 10, The Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, FL, November-December.

References/Citations:
– C. Duncan Connelly. “Carlsens that have passed through our hands.” Email with attachment of pictures and list of works to Bill Indursky, Emil Carlsen Archives. April 18, 2017 at 9:13 PM.
– Springfield Museum of Art [1967- ], Springfield, OH, “exhibition”, eyond The Academy: Works from the Museum’s Permanent Collection, September 8 – October 27, 2007.  [confirm?]
– Wortsman Rowe Galleries, San Francisco, CA, “The Art of Emil Carlsen 1853-1932“, January 10-February 21, #?  [needs confirmation].

Related Works:

ECA Notes:

Price History:
1995 – $1,400 USD  [retail]

Document Information

Document Permalink:
http://emilcarlsen.org/work/?p=19718

Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2017.19718

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:
March 7, 2017

Last Update:
April 19, 2017