Seascape at Sunset
by Frederick Judd Waugh (1861–1940)14⅛ x 18¼ inches
Signed lower right: Waugh
Provenance
Private collection
Sale, Jackson’s Auctioneers, Cedar Falls, Iowa, December 5, 2007, lot 547
Marty Scherer Fine Paintings, Mount Vernon, New York
Private collection, New York, New York
Related Works
Red Dawn, oil on board, 30 x 40 inches; Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, Kansas
The Open Sea, ca. 1900, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches; Springville Museum of Art, Utah
Southwesterly Gale, St. Ives, 1907, oil on canvas, 30⅛ x 50⅛ inches; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
The Roaring Forties, 1908, oil on canvas, 48 x 60⅛ inches, signed lower right; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Note: Known for his crashing seascapes, Frederick Judd Waugh here depicts the vibrant hues of the sunset across the clouds and water.
Artist Biography
Known for his spirited images of crashing surf upon rocky coastlines, Waugh emerged as a major seascape painter at the turn of the nineteenth century. After studying under Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Design, he won notice with prizes from the National Academy of Design and the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as a gold medal from the Philadelphia Art Club. He was named an Academician at the National Gallery of Design and was admitted into the Royal Academy in Bristol, England, the National Arts Club, and the Boston Art Club. His paintings can now be seen