MARSHALL JOHNSON, JR. (MA, 1850-1921)
"Rocky Coast", oil on canvas, signed lower left, possibly depicting Monhegan Island, Maine; housed in the original Victorian gilt gesso deep cove frame, OS: 21 1/2" x 29 1/2", SS: 11 1/2" x 19 1/2". Cleaned, light stretcher impression.As a young man, Boston born Johnson was one of twelve sailors who survived a fire on board a ship, and its subsequent sinking, off the South American coast in 1870. He studied under William Norton, traveled to England, France and the Netherlands, had his studio in Boston. Provenance: From a Private Collection.
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"Rocky Coast", oil on canvas, signed lower left, possibly depicting Monhegan Island, Maine; housed in the original Victorian gilt gesso deep cove frame, OS: 21 1/2" x 29 1/2", SS: 11 1/2" x 19 1/2". Cleaned, light stretcher impression.As a young man, Boston born Johnson was one of twelve sailors who survived a fire on board a ship, and its subsequent sinking, off the South American coast in 1870. He studied under William Norton, traveled to England, France and the Netherlands, had his studio in Boston. Provenance: From a Private Collection.
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