Boat Yard on the East River
William Louis Sonntag, American, 1822 - 1900
c. 1870-1874
Oil on canvas
Overall: 12 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (31.1 × 26 cm)
Frame: 17 × 15 in. (43.2 × 38.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Robert J. Strasenburgh II 1942 Fund
2022.6
Geography
Place Made: New York, United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Inscriptions
On verso, by the artist, "On. The. East. River."
Publication History
Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall. William Louis Sonntag: Artist of the Ideal 1822-1900. Los Angeles: Goldfield Galleries, 1980, Catalogue No. 221, illus. page 91.
Provenance
Private collection; to Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts inventory no. 21719, May 1965; private collection, Dedham, Massachusetts, June 1965, until 2014; by descent to private collection, Lexington, MA, until 2021; to Vose Galleries, Boston, 2021, stock no. 37263; sold to present collection, 2022.
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