Edmond J. Fitzgerald Oil Painting of Figural Coastal Scene
Item Details
Edmond J. Fitzgerald (American, 1912-1989)
Untitled, mid-late 20th century
Oil painting on canvas
Signed “E.J. Fitzgerald, N.A” to the lower right
An oil painting on canvas by well-listed American artist Edmond James Fitzgerald (1912-1989), created mid-to-late 20th century. This work features a coastal scene with multiple figures interacting near a vast ocean. Gestural brushstrokes and partially abstracted features are juxtaposed with delicate detailing in this scenic work. The piece is signed “E.J. Fitzgerald, N.A” to the lower right. The piece is presented in an aged gold-tone wood frame with foliate running moulding.
Provenance
From the artist’s estate.
Renowned for his sea-landscape, landscape, portrait and genre paintings, Edmond J. Fitzgerald is prolific in a wide range of mediums including oil, watercolor, and charcoal. He is considered active in Washington, Seattle, New York and Cincinnati.
Fitzgerald grew up in the Seattle area, graduated from The California School of Fine Arts, and as a young man participated in an U.S. Geological Survey Expedition to Alaska. He is known for love of painting the outdoors. A Naval officer during World War II, he later continued many years in the Naval Reserves, with many naval art assignments.
He was notably influenced by Eustace Ziegler and Alaskan landscapes. He married Mary Louise Streets, a ceramics student before the war, and moved to New York after the war. He taught classes at institutions such as a Parson’s School of Design, and the New York Academy of Design. A former president of the Allied Artists of America and the American Watercolor Society, Fitzgerald’s art is in permanent collections at the White House, George Washington University, the Seattle Art Museum and many others. He authored art books titled Painting and Drawing in Charcoal and Oil and Marine Painting in Watercolor. After Mary Louis Streets died he married Margaret Trent and relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Condition
- wear, scattered discoloration and negligible scratches to finish on frame.
Dimensions
- measures the frame; sight size 45.5" W x 33.5" H.
Item #
18DCC605-269
