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In the Surf (recto)

In the Surf (recto)

c. 1910
(American, 1857–1927)
America, 20th century
oil on panel
Overall: 31.8 x 40.7 cm (12 1/2 x 16 in.)
Gift of Virginia Rose Glidden and family and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 2001.41.a
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

During the early 1900s, modesty dictated women’s bathing suit designs featuring long, loose-fitting skirts.

Description

Born in Cincinnati, Potthast studied in Munich and Paris before returning to the United States, where he began spending summers along the coast of New England. There he studied the carefree seaside activities of bathers and picnickers. Although he never married, he was particularly fond of painting young mothers and their children.
  • Charles and Nell Wheeler; Virginia Rose Glidden and Family
  • Washington, DC, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Fifth Exhibition: Oil Paintings by Contemporary American Artists (15 December 1914 - 24 January 1915), no. 219 and no. 218 (verso?).
  • {{cite web|title=In the Surf (recto)|url=false|author=Edward H. Potthast|year=c. 1910|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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