Artist
George Bellows (American, 1882–1925)American, 1882–1925
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Gardiner's Bay from Sag Harbor
Date1899
PlaceLong Island, New York, United States
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsImage (visible): 10 × 15 in. (25.4 × 38.1 cm)
Frame: 19 1/8 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (48.6 × 61.6 × 3.2 cm)
Frame: 19 1/8 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (48.6 × 61.6 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 1999"
Object number99.481
Not on view
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Department
American ArtObject Type
Exhibited in, "American Watercolor", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, July 2 to August 31, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is a label on the verso of the frame: "Adelson Galleries, Inc / George Bellows (1882-1925) / Gardiner's Bay From Sag Harbor, / 1899 / watercolor on paper / 10 x 15 inches / AG 2374 / From the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. / Harold Rifkin / The Mark Hotel 25 East 77th Street Third Floor New York, NY 10021 / Tel (212) 439-6800 Fax (212) 439-6870"
There is a label on the verso of the frame: "G LA 38346 / Artist: George Bellows (1882-1925) / Title: "Gardiners Bay from Sag / Harbor" / Size: 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 Medium: Watercolor / Price: / Meredith Long & Company / 2323 San Felipe Road Houston Texas 77019"
There is a label on the verso of the frame: "H.V. Allison & Col, Inc. / 11 East 57th Street / New York, N.Y. 10022 / 'Gardiners Bay from Sag Harbor' / Original watercolor by / George Bellows (1882-1925) / signed by the artist at lower right. / Drawn in 1899 while on a visit to the family home in Sag Harbor, Long Island."
There is a label on the verso of the frame: "View of Sag Harbor, 1899 / Watercolor on paper, 19 x 24 inches (framed) / Lent by Dr. and Mrs. Harold Rifkin".
There is a label on the verso of the frame: "G LA 38346 / Artist: George Bellows (1882-1925) / Title: "Gardiners Bay from Sag / Harbor" / Size: 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 Medium: Watercolor / Price: / Meredith Long & Company / 2323 San Felipe Road Houston Texas 77019"
There is a label on the verso of the frame: "H.V. Allison & Col, Inc. / 11 East 57th Street / New York, N.Y. 10022 / 'Gardiners Bay from Sag Harbor' / Original watercolor by / George Bellows (1882-1925) / signed by the artist at lower right. / Drawn in 1899 while on a visit to the family home in Sag Harbor, Long Island."
There is a label on the verso of the frame: "View of Sag Harbor, 1899 / Watercolor on paper, 19 x 24 inches (framed) / Lent by Dr. and Mrs. Harold Rifkin".
The painting is signed, recto, lower right: "Bellows".
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