Shad Fishermen
Description
Painted in the 1930s, Shad Fishermen demonstrates John F. Folinsbee’s eye for composition, using the roof of the shack and the angles of unused oars at left to lead one’s eyes to the action of the scene, where two figures wrestle with their nets in anticipation of the coming storm. It is also rendered with the broad brushstrokes and dramatic palette he adopted when focusing on similar work- and industrial-type themes common to the Delaware River region in the 1930s.
Provenance
By descent through the family of the artist
Inscriptions
(top stretcher in pen) 2080/C / Newman Galleries / 7/15/01
Labels
- Property of / John F. Folinsbee / Art Trust / B31
- Newman Galleries / John Fulton Folinsbee (1892-1972) / “Shad Fishermen” / oil on canvas / 24 x 30 inches / 20801c
Exhibitions
Literature
Condition
Very good. The painting was cleaned and lined, and has very minor in-paint in the right sky, water, and trees, a few small spots in the center water, and some small spots in the lower center foreground.
