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EDWARD POTTHAST Lawn Tennis, St. Ives

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EDWARD POTTHAST Lawn Tennis, St. Ives
<B>EDWARD HENRY POTTHAST</B></I> (American 1857-1927)<BR><I>Lawn Tennis, St. Ives</B></I> circa 1885-1890<BR>Oil on panel<BR>5-5/8 x 9-1/16 inches (14 x 23 cm)<BR>Signed lower left: <I>E. Potthast</B></I><BR><BR>Literature:<BR>To be included in Mary Ran's forthcoming catalogue raisonnée of the works of Edward Potthast.<BR><BR><I>Lawn Tennis, St. Ives</B></I> was likely painted during the course of Potthast's stay abroad in the late 1880s and early 1890s. Potthast is known to have traveled extensively in Europe at this time. As in many of Potthast's works, faces are featureless or concealed from the viewers gaze. The artist commonly created small outdoor sketches of this type, and then worked them up into larger paintings in his studio.<BR><BR> <B>Condition Report:</B> on panel, paint well adhered, no apparent restoration, strong colors, good impasto<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)