Sam Sargent Oil Painting "Sun Breaks Through"

Item Details

Sam Sargent (American, 1889 – 1958)
Sun Breaks Through, 1947
Oil on board
Signed to lower left and verso
Title, date, and signature marked to verso

An oil painting on board titled Sun Breaks Through by listed American artist Sam Sargent (1889 – 1958), dated 1947. This painting depicts a grayish-blue wall of sky with choppy waves heading toward a rocky shoreline in the foreground. The work is signed to the lower left and the title, date, and artist’s name are written to the verso. The painting is presented in a gilt frame.

Condition

- toning to painting; surface abrasions and accretions to edges of frame; accretions to verso.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 19.25" W x 15.5" H

Item #

18WDC175-006