The White Sloop (Peconic Bay), 1907

Provenance

Spanierman Gallery, New York, New York
(Possibly)Private Collection, Nelson H. White, Waterford, Connecticut
MME Fine Art, New York, New York
(With) Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
Private Collection, New York
Sale, Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, October 30, 2025, lot 57

Exhibited

Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York, American Paintings | 1820-1955, May 29th – June 14^th, 2020

Literature

Art Index: November 2005-October 2005 (New York, NY.: H. W. Wilson, 2006), 1692.

Related Works

Scallop Boats, Peconic, ca. 1910, oil on panel, 9 ½ x 13 inches, signed lower right: Irving R. Wiles; Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, N.Y

Note

Painted in 1907, The White Sloop (Peconic Bay), exemplifies Irving Ramsey Wiles’s mastery of light as well as his close personal connection to the Long Island coast. Wiles’s Peconic landscapes and seascapes reveal a personal and relaxed side of his work. The white-sailed sloop at center anchors a tranquil marine scene rendered with fluid brushwork and the luminous color typical of American Impressionism. His fluid brushwork, often compared to that of John Singer Sargent, conveys light and atmosphere with striking naturalness. Peconic held deep meaning for Wiles, who established an art school there with his father and made it his summer home for many years.