John Alfred Cook Watercolor Painting of Harbor Scene

Item Details

John Alfred Cook (American, 1870 – 1936)
Untitled (harbor scene with sailboats)
Watercolor painting on paper
Signed “J.A. Cook” to the lower right

John Alfred Cook was born and raised in Massachusetts on Cape Ann, where he was inspired as a child by the Boston-based painter William Morris Hunt. He is known for his watercolors of the waterfront and maritime life in Gloucester and Boston, MA. He was a member of the Society of Independent Artists, the Boston Art Club, the Gloucester Society of Artists, and the North Shore Arts Association, and held a gallery in the Hawthorne Inn on the eastern shore of the Gloucester Harbor.

Condition

- toning to paper; nicks to the right and left edges of the frame; abrasions and finish loss to the frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight measures 6.25" W x 13.0" H.

Item #

ITMG463228