Charles Herbert Woodbury (American/Massachusetts, 1864-1940), "Shadows on the Sand", 1906, oil on canvas, initialed and dated lower side, titled, label with title and artist and handwritten label inscribed "Property of David O. Woodbury" on stretcher, "Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, NY" label on reverse of frame, 17 in. x 21 in., framed, overall 25 1/4 in. x 29 1/4 in. x 3 1/2 in.; accompanied by paperwork from Vose Galleries and Coe Kerr Gallery. (2 pcs.) Provenance: Estate of the artist; Vose Galleries, Boston, MA; Coe Kerr Gallery Inc., New York, NY; Estate of Caroline P. Ireland Note: Charles Woodbury was a prolific painter born and raised in Lynn, Massachusetts. While studying as a mechanical engineering student at MIT, he began exhibiting his paintings at the Boston Art Club. For six months Woodbury studied painting at the Academie Julian in Paris. After he returned to New England, he founded the Ogunquit Art Association in Ogunquit, Maine where he became one of the most sought-after art teachers. He was president of the Boston Watercolor Society and became a member of the National Academy of Design in New York in 1907. His plein air paintings capture the natural beauty of the New England coast where he painted in “verbs, not nouns.” The lot offered here showcases one of Woodbury’s often visited subjects: women relaxing on the coast. In it, the serene beach goers gaze at their gentle shadows, letting the sand fall through their fingers. Woodbury depicts the scene with a delicate hand, using an impressionist palette to explore the play of light and darkness on the shore. Ref.: Vose, Abbott and Robert C. Vose III. Charles H. Woodbury N.A. 1864-1940. Boston: Vose Galleries, 1978.

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