Emil Carlsen : Clipper off rocky coast, San Francisco, ca.1877.
ECA Record Control Number: 3465
Archives of American Art #: -none-
Record Level: Item
Record Type: Movable Work
Work Title: Clipper off rocky coast, San Francisco
Alternate Work Titles:
2019 : Clipper off rocky coast, San Francisco [from current owner’s records]
1997: Sailing ship near a rocky coast [from auction catalog]
Work Date: ca.1877 [date based on subject matter, palette, technique and another painting from 1877 which is the same size]
Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Work Medium: Oil on canvas
Work Dimensions: 26 x 42 inches
Inscribed/Signed Front: unknown
Verso: unknown
ECA Category: Waterscape
ECA Sub-Category: Ships
Archives of American Art Subjects:
Architecture
Architecture — Boat
Architecture — Boat — Sailboat
Landscape
Landscape — Beach
Waterscape
Waterscape — Boat
Waterscape — Coast
Description of Work:
Provenance/Ownership:
1997 Private collection of [withheld], Austin, TX ;
1997 ( Bonhams [1793- ], 580 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022 | 220 San Bruno Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103 ) ;
ca.1970 Private collection of Magnolia Baptist Church [1956-], Anaheim, CA, by donation ;
ca.1949 Private collection of Dr. Thomas Whittier Medearis, Jr. [1889-1970], preacher of the Magnolia Baptist Church, Anaheim, CA, by gift ;
1932 Private collection of Luella May (Ruby) Carlsen [c.1869-before 1966], New York, NY, the artist’s wife ;
ca.1879 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .
Exhibition History:
1997 Bonhams, San Francisco, CA, “Sale”, December 10.
1997 Bonhams, San Francisco, CA, “Sale”, June 11.
References/Citations:
– “Soren Emil Carlsen: The Hammershoi of Manhattan” by Kim Lykke Jensen, Narayana Press, Gylling, Denmark, 2008, illustrated: color, page 12, figure 4.
– Bonhams, San Francisco, CA, Sale Cat., December 10, 1997, Lot#3206.
– Bonhams, San Francisco, CA, Sale Cat., June 11, 1997, Lot#2554.
Related Works:
ECA Notes:
– Luella Carlsen may have known the pastor in IN, where we believe, she was from.
Price History:
1997 – [unknown] [consignor]
1997 – [unsold] [auction]
1997 – [unsold] [auction]
Document Information
Document Permalink:
http://emilcarlsen.org/work/?p=3465
Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2015.3465
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:
January 30, 2015
Last Update:
May 14, 2017
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