Enneking was adept at capturing all the various moods of nature, and while his beautiful sunset paintings earned him the nickname 'The Twilight Painter', he was just as skilled at capturing dreary fall days. In Late Autumn, Ogunquit, he finds beauty in even the grey and gloom of late autumn.

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Provenance:

Possibly part of Enneking’s 1903 studio sale to fund European trip

Eventually to Bourgeault Auction by the 1970s

To private dealer, Hingham, Massachusetts

To private collection, Boston, Massachusetts, by August 1979

To Vose Galleries, Boston, inventory no. 26110, November 1979

To private collection, Boston, Massachusetts, January 1980 – 1983

 To Vose Galleries, Boston, inventory no. 27365, June 1983

To private collection, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, March 1984 to present

Inscription:

1. (top stretcher in pencil) Late Autumn Ogunquit ME No. 250 $250.°°
2. (verso of canvas): 135

Labels:

Previous Vose Galleries label, inventory no. 26110 (crossed out with later Vose inventory no. 27365 handwritten next to it)

Exhibitions:

(Possibly) Enneking’s studio sale, Frank Leonard Auction House, Boston, Massachusetts, 1903, no. 135 Late Autumn, Ogunquit, Me, sold for $125