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Watercolor Seascape

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-18533

Description

Watercolor of seven pilings along the shore line reflected in the water below. In the background, a green strip of trees divides the water from the sky. Painting is framed in a dark wood frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

seascapes
watercolors (paintings)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
Picture
Seascape
Watercolor
Unidentified Paper
Painted
Seascape

Inscription

Painted in lower right hand corner: ""Ben Foster"" Original label on the back: ""Beacon Hill/ Prints./ From/ Celebrity Photo & Art Co./ 256 Boylston St.,/ Boston""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

People and Organizations

Celebrity Photo & Art Co.

Maker

Foster, Ben, 1852-1926 (Maker)

Location of Origin

USA

Dimensions

22.75 x 14.625 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1231

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