William H. Lippincott 1849-1920

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Description

William Henry Lippincott
The Marginal way
signed © Wm.H. Lippincott and dated 1915, l.l.; also inscribed 666 W.H.L./ W-H-Lippincott/1974 Broadway/New York City/ N.Y. on the backing board
oil on canvas
23 1/4 by 29 1/2 in.
(55.1 by 74.9 cm)

Provenance

By descent in the artist's family
Sale: Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 7, 1995, lot 937, illustrated in color
Private Collection, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1999

Exhibited

New York, National Academy of Design, Ninetieth Annual Exhibition, 1915, no. 79, illustrated
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian National Museum of American Art, Picturing Old New England: Image and Memory, April-August 1999

Literature

Gina Greer and Andrea Smith, American Paintings 1860-1940, Vance Jordan Fine Art, New York, 2000, p. 74, illustrated in color p. 75

Catalogue Note

The Marginal Way is a strip of land which runs along the rocky shoreline of Ogunquit, Maine, with views of Kennybunkport and Boon Island.