SOLD Conanicut Island, 1882
by William Trost Richards (1833–1905)8⅞ x 16 1/16 inches
Signed lower left: WMT. Richards; on verso: Conanicut Island, 1882
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Provenance
Private estate, Syracuse, New York
Sale, Fairfield Auctions, Monroe, Connecticut, September 29, 2021, lot 52, from above (as Connecticut Shoreline)
Private collection, New York, New York, acquired from above
Related Works
Rhode Island Coast: Conanicut Island, ca. 1880, watercolor on paper, 10 x 14 7/16 inches; Brooklyn Museum, New York
Looking up the Bay from Conanicut Island, 1882, watercolor on paper, 3⅛ x 5 inches; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joseph Wharton’s Harbor in Mackerel Cove, Conanicut Island, 1883, watercolor on paper, 3 3/16 x 4 15/16 inches, initialed and dated lower right: R. 83; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Horsehead, Conanicut Island (sketch), oil on canvas board, 10 x 19 15/16 inches; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conanicut Shore with Breaking Wave, oil on board, 12¼ x 23⅞ inches, inscribed lower left; National Academy of Design, New York, New York
Artist Biography
American Marine Painter
By Nina Sangimino
Best known for his luminous seascapes, Richards began his career painting landscapes influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite tradition.
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William Trost Richards was one of the most accomplished American artists of the nineteenth century and enjoyed a long and successful career in
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