Quiet Harbor
Signed lower right:WALTER FARNDON / NA
Description
Quiet Harbor demonstrates Farndon’s knack for finding paintable material among the myriad inlets and coves of the Atlantic seaboard from Maine to Long Island, even on an overcast day. His rendering of the reflections of the buildings and docked vessels is engaging, even with the barely perceptible ripples on the water. This painting is a fine example of a 1922 reviewer’s contention of Farndon’s ability to “[find] a kindred romance in the shelter of picturesque harbors.”
Provenance
Private collection, Cincinnati, Ohio
With Vose Galleries (from above), Boston, Massachusetts, inventory no. 35531, September, 2010
Private collection, Mr. and Mrs. Abbot W. Vose, Duxbury, Massachusetts, January, 2011 to present
Inscriptions
1). (top of stretcher, in black marker): NS9
2). (Masonite board verso, in black marker): # A QUIET HARBOR
Labels
1). (verso top center board) Previous Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts label, inventory no. 35531
2). (verso top center frame) NEWCOMB-MACKLIN CO. / PICTURE FRAME MAKERS / 15 EAST 57TH STREET / NEW YORK 22, N.Y.
Exhibitions
Literature
Condition
Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light, no significant warping to the masonite board.
Frame Details
Description
Quiet Harbor demonstrates Farndon’s knack for finding paintable material among the myriad inlets and coves of the Atlantic seaboard from Maine to Long Island, even on an overcast day. His rendering of the reflections of the buildings and docked vessels is engaging, even with the barely perceptible ripples on the water. This painting is a fine example of a 1922 reviewer’s contention of Farndon’s ability to “[find] a kindred romance in the shelter of picturesque harbors.”
Provenance
Private collection, Cincinnati, Ohio
With Vose Galleries (from above), Boston, Massachusetts, inventory no. 35531, September, 2010
Private collection, Mr. and Mrs. Abbot W. Vose, Duxbury, Massachusetts, January, 2011 to present
Inscriptions
1). (top of stretcher, in black marker): NS9
2). (Masonite board verso, in black marker): # A QUIET HARBOR
Labels
1). (verso top center board) Previous Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts label, inventory no. 35531
2). (verso top center frame) NEWCOMB-MACKLIN CO. / PICTURE FRAME MAKERS / 15 EAST 57TH STREET / NEW YORK 22, N.Y.
Exhibitions
Literature
Condition
Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light, no significant warping to the masonite board.
