Mary Engle 1926 Oil Painting of Woman Leaning on a Small Boat

Item Details

Mary Engle (Early 20th century)
Untitled (figure in coastal scene), 1926
Oil painting on concave wood panel
Unsigned
Personal inscription to the verso

A 1926 oil painting on a concave wood panel by artist Mary Engle. This painting depicts a woman carrying a large basket on her back, pausing for a moment to lean against a small wooden boat on the shore. This work is unsigned. It is housed in a round, stained wood frame and is equipped to hang. A handwritten inscription to the verso partially reads ‘Painted by Mary Engle…to Fred Engle, August, 1926’, and a label from The Closson Art Galleries, Cincinnati, is present.

Condition

- craquelure and accretion across painting surface.

Dimensions

- measures frame.

Item #

19CIN032-119