Sailing Outside Boston

Provenance

Doll & Richards, Boston, Massachusetts

Private collection, Amherst, Massachusetts, ca. 1980s or 1990s

Estate of above

Sale, Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts, December 6, 2020, lot 0266, from above (as Large Marine Scene with Ships)

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

Related Work

View of Boston Harbor, 1860s, 20 x 36⅛ inches, signed lower left: Geo. Curtis; Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago, Illinois

Note

The ship in the foreground may be the USS Constitution, based on the markings on the stern which include the US shield in the center. The USS Constitution was used during the Civil War to patrol the shipping lanes outside of Boston; the star formation on the American flag is characteristic of the 34-star flag used from 1861 to 1863.