Lot Essay
Laurence was born in Brooklyn, New York, and trained under Edward Moran. In 1901, he moved to St. Ives on the coast of Cornwall, where he worked with members of the Newlyn and St. Ives. Une Epave, painted a decade before he moved permanently to St. Ives, reflects these influences and indicates a shift from his earlier subjects which depicted American Indians and Alaskan landscapes. Following on the exhibition of Une Epave in 1890, Laurence continued to exhibit at the Salon and in 1894 he received an honorable mention for his entry Marine.