Title: Jersey City Watering Place.
Artist: Joseph W. Golinkin (1896-1977)
Watercolor & conte crayon, undated.
Signed in conte crayon.
Paper size 19 13/16 x 14 7/16" (50.4 x 36.6 cm).

Joseph Webster Golinkin - painter, printmaker, naval officer, politician, environmentalist, and philanthropist. He was a true renaissance man - excelling in everything he pursued.

Golinkin was born in Chicago on September 10, 1896 and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He entered the United Sates Naval Academy and upon graduation was commissioned as an Ensign and immediately deployed to serve in World War I. He remained in the Navy until 1922 when he resigned his commission to pursue his original career as an artist. He remained, however, in the active reserve as a Lieutenant Commander.

After leaving the Navy, Golinkin moved to New York City where he studied with Ash Can school artist, George Luks, who was teaching at the Art Students League. The two artists became fast friends and Luks introduced him to many other artists. During the 1920's and 1930's, Golinkin exhibited with a number of other well-known artists including George Bellows, Joseph Margulies and David Shotwell. He was also represented by a number of famous dealers in New York City, including Ferargil Galleries, Macbeth Gallery, and Van der Straeten. He had one-artist shows at the Museum of the City of New York, Macbeth Gallery, Ferargil Galleries, Gump's in San Francisco, San Francisco Art Gallery and the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. His works are part of many museum collections, including The Metropolitan Museum, the New York Public Library, the Museum of the City of New York, the Library of Congress, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

As an artist Golinkin worked in many mediums including painting, watercolor and lithography. While his subjects varied, two would dominate his work - scenes of New York City and sports. He produced a large body of prints, drawings, and lithographs surrounding these two subjects.

Condition: Good condition and color, no tears or stains. Some writing in the outer margins.