ECA Record Control Number: 3709

Archives of American Art #: -none-

Record Level: Item

Record Type: Movable Work

Work Title: Surf breaking on rocks

Alternate Work Titles:

Work Date: ca.1912

Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]

Work Medium: Oil on canvas
Work Dimensions: 26-3/4 x 36 | 27 x 36 inches

Inscribed/Signed Front: Unsigned.

Verso: unknown

ECA Category: Waterscape
ECA Sub-Category: Surf

Archives of American Art Subjects:
Landscape
Landscape — Rocks
Waterscape
Waterscape — Sea

Description of Work:

Provenance/Ownership:
1993 Private collection of [unknown] ;
1993 ( Doyle Auctions [1962- ], 175 E 87th St, New York, NY 10128 ) ;
1987 Private collection of [unknown] ;
1987 ( Christie’s [1766- ], Rockefeller Center, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 ) ;
after 1912 Private collection of [unknown] ;
ca.1912  Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .

Exhibition History:
1993 Doyle, New York, NY, “sale”, May 5.
1987 Christie’s, New York, NY, “sale”, May 29.

References/Citations:
– Doyle, New York, NY, sale catalog, “sale”, May 5, 1993, lot #24.
– Christie’s, New York, NY, sale catalog, “sale”, May 29, 1987, lot #152.

Related Works:

ECA Notes:

Price History:
1993 – $7,000 USD  [auction]
1987 – $7,700 USD  [auction]

Document Information

Document Permalink:
http://emilcarlsen.org/work/?p=3709

Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2014.3709

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:
August 19, 2014

Last Update:
April 28, 2017