Emil Carlsen : Seascape with sailboats, ca.1917.
ECA record control number: 3567
Archives of American Art #: 62160700
Record level: Item
Record type: Movable work
Work title: Seascape with sailboats
Alternate work titles:
2019 : Sailing [from online auction catalog]
1975 : Seascape with sailboats [from auction catalog]
Work date: ca.1917 [based on similar paintings from estimated dates]
Work creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Work medium: Oil on canvas panel
Work dimensions: 5 x 6 inches
Inscribed / signed front:
Location: At lower left.
Dated: No.
Text: ‘E. C.’.
Verso:
Marking type: Unidentified gummed label.
Location: Frame backing verso.
Text: ‘ ‘.
ECA Category: Waterscapes
ECA Sub-Category: Ships
Archives of American Art Subjects:
Architecture
Architecture — Boat
Architecture — Boat — Sailboat
Description of work:
‘Placid blue-green water supports several brown-hulled fishing boats with yellow sails against buff-colored shore, clouds and blue sky.’ – Richard A. Bourne Company auction catalog
Provenance / ownership:
2019 Private collection of [unknown] ;
2019 ( Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Fine Art [1971- ], 63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116 | 274 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, MA 01752 | 130 Miracle Mile, Suite #220, Coral Gables, FL 33134 | 415 Madison Avenue, #1418, New York, NY 10017 ) ;
ca.1976 Private collection of [unknown], MA ;
1976 ( Richard A. Bourne Company, Inc. [1955-1997], Corporation Street, Hyannis, MA, Richard “Dick” Aldrich Bourne [1927-2016] owner ) ;
1976 Private collection of Sara[?] Kurland [?-?], Philadelphia, PA, wife ;
1976 Private estate of Daniel Kurland [1910-1975], Philadelphia, PA ;
ca.1975 Private collection of Daniel Kurland [1910-1975] & Sara[?] Kurland [?-?], Philadelphia, PA ;
1975 Estate of Florence B. G. S. Carlsen [1903-1974], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s daughter-in-law ; [likely]
1966 Private collection of Florence B. G. S. Carlsen [1903-1974], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s daughter-in-law ; [likely]
before 1966 Estate of Dines Carlsen [1901-1966], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s son ; [likely]
1932 Private collection of Luella May (Ruby) Carlsen [c.1869-before 1966], New York, NY, the artist’s wife ; [likely]
ca.1917 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .
Exhibition history:
2019 Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Fine Art [1971- ], Boston, MA, “Sale 3217T – Studio art online”, March 13-22.
1976 Richard A. Bourne Company, Inc. [1955-1997], Hyannis, MA, “American paintings liquidating in part the collection of the late Daniel Kurland of Philadelphia, PA; two important Massachusetts collections, plus a few selected paintings from estate collections“, October 20-22.
References / citations:
– Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Fine Art [1971- ], Boston, MA, online catalog, “Sale 3217T – Studio art online”, March 13-22, 2019, lot #1027, illustrated : color in online auction catalog.
– Richard A. Bourne Company, Inc. [1955-1997], Hyannis, MA, sale catalog, “American paintings liquidating in part the collection of the late Daniel Kurland of Philadelphia, PA; two important Massachusetts collections, plus a few selected paintings from estate collections“, October 20-22, 1976, lot #3, illustrated : b&w.
Related works:
– Canoe sailing, ca.1917.
ECA notes:
– Condition report [2019] : Retouch, paint losses, craquelure, varnish discoloration, board mounted to cardboard backing.
– ‘Condition report [1976] : good. Spots of flaking along lower edge, one flake in water where sails are reflected and one minor flake in sky. Excellent replacement frame.’ – Richard A. Bourne Company auction catalog
Price history:
2019 – $738 USD [auction] ;
1976 – $200-$350 USD [estimate] [auction] ;
Document information
Document permalink:
http://emilcarlsen.org/work/?p=3567
Digital-born document number:
ECA.2014.3567
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:
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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 10, 2014
Last updated: April 25, 2019 at 17:32 pm