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East River, Morning
Everett Shinn (1876 - 1953)
Charcoal, pastel, and gouache on paper laid down on board
25¼ x 35¼ inches (sight size)
Signed indistinctly lower left: [SH]INN
25¼ x 35¼ inches (sight size)
Signed indistinctly lower left: [SH]INN
Provenance
Private collection, New York
Related Work
New York Harbor, ca. 1898, pastel, 7½ x 12⅜ inches; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
Note: In a smoky neutral palette, Everett Shinn depicts the East River looking towards Brooklyn, New York. The towers of the Brooklyn Bridge are visible on the right and left edges as the sun appears to be rising just beneath the structure, pouring light onto the water. Describing the work, art historian Lisa N. Peters writes, “Rendered in the period when he had had newly arrived in New York, East River Morning conveys the excitement he felt at the beauty and energy of the newly expanded city. The work is an exciting rediscovery.”[1]
[1] Lisa N. Peters (unpublished essay)