Lot 118: Harry Glassgold, American, Michigan (1908 - 1984), "Sailing on the Bay," watercolor

Name: Harry Glassgold, American, Michigan (1908 - 1984), "Sailing on the Bay," watercolor
Brand: Huntington Museum of Art
SKU: 24e4d3b825
Price: 150 USD

Est: $300 USD - $500 USDPassed

Huntington Museum of ArtHuntington, WV, USNovember 01, 2020

Item Overview

Description

Harry Glassgold, American, Michigan (1908 - 1984), "Sailing on the Bay," watercolor on paper, signed lower right and dated 1958, label verso from the Birmingham Gallery in Michigan, measures 13.75 x 21.25 inches to the matt edge, 22 x 28 inches framed. CONDITION: Good, strong colors. Harry Glassgold attended the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League from 1930 to 1932, where he studied under Raphael Soyer. He received immediate recognition for his work in watercolor and joined the Midtown Gallery at its inception and went on to exhibit at the ACA and AAA Galleries, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Corcoran Gallery, the Brooklyn Museum and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. For his work in that medium, Glassgold received several prestigious awards, among them the Albert Kahn Prize (1942), the John S. Newberry Purchase Prize, 1943, and the Flint Institute of Art (Best Watercolor), 1947. His works are held in the public collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Flint Institute of Arts, and many private collections, including of the Ford family.

Artist or Maker

Harry Glassgold

Medium

watercolor

Condition Report

Good, strong colors

Provenance

Private Collection, West Virginia

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Auction Details

Huntington Museum of Art - Art Auction 2020

Huntington Museum of Art

November 01, 2020, 02:00 PM EST

2033 McCoy Road, Huntington, WV, 25701, US

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