Jonas Lie 1930 Impressionist Harbor Scene Oil Painting

Item Details

Jonas Lie (New York/Norway; 1880 – 1940)
Untitled (New England harbor scene), 1930
Oil painting on canvas board
Signed and dated to lower right

An oil painting on canvas board by well-listed artist Jonas Lie (New York/Norway; 1880 – 1940). This Impressionist painting depicts a cropped view of a harbor scene, as seen from across the water, and is rendered in loose brushwork and a soft palette. This work is signed to the lower right. It is housed in simple wooden frame with a linen liner and white painted fillet.

Jonas Lie was one of the best known landscape painters of his time. His colorful impressionistic scenes, covering a wide range of subject matter and often painted from a dramatic perspective, were widely exhibited across the United States at many notable institutions such as the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, as well as most of the world fairs. His work resides in the permanent collections of numerous prestigious institutions, including the Cornell Fine Arts Museum, FL; San Diego Museum of Art, CA; The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Addison Gallery of American Art, MA; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; The Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH and many more.

Condition

- light accretion on painting surface and on liner. Light stains in a few places on liner.

Dimensions

- painting measures 16″ × 12″.

Item #

18CIN517-276