Haverstraw at Night

Provenance

Private collection

Sale, Live Auctioneers, January 1, 2024, from above

Slydell Gallery, New York, New York, 2024, from above

Questroyal Fine Art, New York, New York, from above

Exhibited

The Swedish Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 26th Swedish American Art Exhibition, Nov 20-27, 1949

Winner of the silver medal (likely from the above exhibition).

Literature

The American Swedish Monthly 43-44, (1949): 1842–43.

Bulletin of the American Institute of Swedish Arts, Literature, and Science 3, (1944): 28.

Related Works

Dusk in Haverstraw, 1949, watercolor, 20 5/16 × 28 9/16; National Academy of Design, New York, NY

Note

In 1953, Asplund received the National Academy’s watercolor prize. His work also earned honors from the Salmagundi Club, the Baltimore Watercolor Club, and the American Watercolor Society. He served on the Academy Council from 1960 to 1963 and again from 1965 to 1968 and taught at the National Academy School from 1959 to 1965, except during 1962–1963. He was also a member of Allied Artists of America, the Salmagundi Club, Audubon Artists, the American Watercolor Society and an honorary member of the Florida Watercolor Society. His work is held in collections at the National Academy of Design and the Asheville Art Museum.