The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 24, 2024

Sailor and Girl in Central Park

Sailor and Girl in Central Park

1945–47
(American, 1898–1954)
America, 20th century
watercolor, ink wash on wove paper
Image: 55.7 x 76.7 cm (21 15/16 x 30 3/16 in.)
Gift of James and Hanna Bartlett 2018.1073
© Estate of Reginald Marsh / Art Students League, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Marsh experimented with two versions of this composition, creating different images on both sides of this sheet.

Description

Reginald Marsh was known for depicting the seedier side of New York during the early 20th century. This drawing shows a sailor leaning over a young woman in the back of a carriage while riding through Central Park. Their driver slumps in his seat, entirely disinterested in what transpires behind him. Marsh revisited the drawing two years later, creating a variation on the sheet’s reverse side.
  • Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY
    2002-2018
    James and Hanna Bartlett, Lincoln, MA
    December 3, 2018
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.1073