William Goadby Lawrence Seascape Oil Painting with Geese in Flight

Item Details

William Goadby Lawrence (New York/Maine, 1913 – 2002)
Untitled (seascape)
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to lower right

William Goadby Lawrence was born in New Jersey in 1913, and after showing interest in art from a young age, studied at the Art Students League in New York. He then served as a combat artist and chief boatswain’s mate in the United States Coast Guard during World War II, before continuing his career as an illustrator. Lawrence’s work was published in prominent magazines, including Field and Stream and The Saturday Evening Post, as well as several books including Salt Water Fishing by Van Campen Heilner’s and Saltwater Game Fishing of the World by Bob Dunn and Peter Goadby. His work resides in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the Museum of Natural History, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Museum.

Condition

- dent with buckle and small spot of paint loss to right center; dent with paint loss to lower left corner; scattered areas of craquelure; accretion across surface of painting; nicks, abrasions and accretion to frame; toning and stains to liner.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 41.5" W x 32.5" H.

Item #

ITMG534121