Vintage Richard G. Fish ‘Grey Day, Ellis Landing’ Acrylic, Cape Cod dune house, c.1960s.
Beautiful original painting titled :"Grey Day, Ellis Landing" — acrylic on panel, signed Richard Fish lower right. Originally displayed/sold by Kenmore Galleries, Inc. (Philadelphia) as makred on label on reverse with registry no. K 614 (A353) and original typed price $350.00.
A quiet Cape Cod scene: a weathered shingled cottage set behind windswept dune grass beneath a heavy gray sky. Fish really shows off his fine, directional brushwork on the shingles, grasses,small details like a hint of blue cloth, and the small blue pail/red shovel at left. This characetur of Ellis Landing (Brewster, MA) is very expressive and subtely haunting in it's own right.
Richard G. Fish was a Philadelphia-area painter and graphic designer who exhibited at Kenmore and Gross McCleaf Gallery; he painted extensively on Cape Cod, received U.S. Park Service commissions (Independence & Valley Forge parks; Cape Cod National Seashore), and later served as artist-in-residence at Rocky Mountain National Park (1991–92).
Details
Medium: Acrylic on panel
Approx. Dimensions:
Image (sight): 11 3/8" × 5 3/4" (28.9 × 14.6 cm)
Frame: 17" × 11 3/8" × 1 1/2" (43.2 × 28.9 × 3.8 cm)
Weight:
approx. 2 lb (0.91 kg)
Presentation: Period wood frame with silvered inner fillet and woven linen liner.
Condition
Very good, honest vintage condition. Paint surface stable with natural satin sheen;no paint losses noted. Liner shows toning and a small stain at right; silvered fillet and outer frame with expected rubs/nicks. Back label intact. Ready to hang (consider updating the older hanging wire for safety).
2L
Small Art Box
5L
JP
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