(Lobster on Black Background)
1940-1941
- Medium
- oil on fiberboard
- Dimensions
- 55.9 × 71.1 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-135416
In 1937, after years of travel, Marsden Hartley returned to his native Maine, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. Inspired by the rugged landscape, he painted images of the coast and surrounding area; Mt. Katahdin, the state's highest peak, features in numerous works. He also created elegant still lifes, floral studies as well as pictures featuring lobster traps, nets, and buoys--…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Henry P. McIlhenny
Registry history
- 1940-1941 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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