Stanley Massey Arthurs

Stanley Massey Arthurs
(American, 1877-1950)

Early Steamboat Days - Midstream Passenger
oil on canvas laid to board signed S.M. Arthurs (lower right)
24 ¾ x 37 inches.
Fine Art signed S.M. Arthurs (lower right)
Framed: 30 x 42 1/2 inches.
Canvas is lined; moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; localized craquelures scattered throughout; possible repaired vertical tear in upper left corner, above the steamship wheel, approximately 2 inches in length, inpainting visible along edges under normal viewing conditions. Under UV light, inpainting visible along all edges, with localized strokes in upper center and center right; possible inpainting around figures of man and woman in rowboat and above steamship wheel. Additional images available upon request.

Exhibited:
Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware Art Museum, Stanley Arthurs, May 3 - June 16, 1974, no. 10, p. 24, illus.

Literature:
Charles A. and Mary R. Beard, The Making of American Civilization, New York, 1948
Walt and Roger Reed, The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980, A Century of Illustration, New York, 1984, p. 50, illus.