THOMAS BIRCH (AMERICAN 1779-1851) FISHING BOATS OFF A FRENCH HARBOR AT SUNSET
Signed with artist's initials 'TB' bottom right, oil on canvas
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2cm)
Provenance: The Artist.
By descent in the family.
Private Collection, Massachusetts.
Christie's, New York, sale of June 16, 2009, lot 50.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
NOTE:
The present lot is an early work by the artist. Its composition is directly inspired by the dramatic views of French artist Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789).
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Signed with artist's initials 'TB' bottom right, oil on canvas
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2cm)
Provenance: The Artist.
By descent in the family.
Private Collection, Massachusetts.
Christie's, New York, sale of June 16, 2009, lot 50.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
NOTE:
The present lot is an early work by the artist. Its composition is directly inspired by the dramatic views of French artist Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789).