Lot Essay
According to Theodore Stebbins, this painting was executed circa 1863-1870.
Details
MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE (1819-1904)
New England Coastal Scene
signed M J Heade, l.r.--oil on canvas laid down on masonite
15 3/8 x 24 3/8in. (39 x 61.9cm.)
New England Coastal Scene
signed M J Heade, l.r.--oil on canvas laid down on masonite
15 3/8 x 24 3/8in. (39 x 61.9cm.)
Provenance
George Washington Heed (brother of the artist)
Samuel Heed, his son
Mrs. Elsie Housley, Lumberville, Pennsylvania
Samuel Heed, his son
Mrs. Elsie Housley, Lumberville, Pennsylvania
Literature
T. Stebbins, Jr., The Life and Works of Martin Johnson Heade, New Haven, 1975, p. 223, no. 109, illus.