Camellias (also Camellias #2)

ca. 1920

Marsden Hartley

Born Lewiston, Maine, 1877; died Ellsworth, Maine, 1943

Oil on canvas

40 1/8 x 26 1/4 in.

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Prentice Bloedel

96.78

Provenance: The artist; by gift to Carl Sprinchorn (1887-1971), New York; La Cañada, California; and Patten, Maine, possibly 1919 or 1920-1949; [Otto Seligman Gallery, Seattle]; purchased by Mr. & Mrs. Prentice Bloedel, Seattle, Washington; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1996

Photo: Scott Leen

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Modern in America, July 8, 2004 - February 27, 2005. No catalogue.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, From New York to Seattle: Case Studies in American Abstraction and Realism, January 15, 2020 - June 5, 2022 [on view Mar. 16 - June 5, 2022].

Published ReferencesMcCausland, Elizabeth. Elizabeth McCausland Papers, 1838-1995, bulk 1920-1960 Series 6: Marsden Hartley, 1900-1964 (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.), 14.23.27 datasheet, as Camellias #2. https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/elizabeth-mccausland-papers-7839/subseries-6-2/box-14-folder-23.

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