Monhegan, Maine

Provenance

Private collection, New York
Questroyal Fine Art, LLC, New York, New York, 2011
Private collection, Montecito, California, 2011
Private collection, Pasadena, California, by descent, 2026

Related Works

Monhegan Woodlands, 1918, pastel on paper, 20 x 12 inches, signed lower right: R. Henri; Collection of the Schwartz Family
Cathedral Woods, Monhegan Island, 1911, oil on canvas, 31⅞ x 25⅞ inches, signed lower left: ROBERT HENRI, Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio

Note

A member of The Eight and prominent leader of the Ashcan School, Robert Henri first visited Monhegan Island, Maine, in the summer of 1903, a locale that he would continue to visit, drawn to its raw, dramatic landscape and constantly shifting weather. He returned to the island in 1911, bringing his friend George Bellows, and again in 1918, when his style had shifted towards more focused explorations of dense woodlands using expressive pastels. Henri’s works are featured in the permanent collections of esteemed institutions, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Academy Museum, National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.