Beach Scene

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Merrill J. Gross, Wyoming, Ohio

Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New York, 1962

Private collection, New York, 1963

William Dean, New York, 1975

Private collection, Massachusetts

Private collection, Connecticut

Sale, Shannon’s, Milford, Connecticut, October 27, 2022, lot 36

Private collection, New York, New York, acquired from above

Exhibited

Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New York, Edward Henry Potthast, 1857–1927, December 11–29, 1962

Literature

Edward Henry Potthast, 1857–1927 (New York: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 1962), 7, no. 14.

Related Works (see following pages)

Beach Scene, ca. 1915, oil on panel, 12 x 16 inches; Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain

Beach Scene with Lavender Sky, ca. 1920, oil on board, 5¼ x 8¼ inches; Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio

Note: This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s work by Mary Ran.

Edward Henry Potthast moved to New York City in 1895, where he began painting his celebrated beach scenes. The artist frequented Coney Island and Rockaway Beach in New York, as well as seaside towns in Massachusetts and Maine. His impressionistic paintings capture leisurely beach goers enjoying the day.