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Hodgdon BOSTON Etching ANTIQUE Harbor Scene #931210

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Hodgdon BOSTON Etching ANTIQUE Harbor Scene #931210
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One of a pair of framed etchings from the important Boston
artist Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon (American, 1830-1906). Both
are scenes of the docks in Boston Harbor/ South Boston. He was
probably inspired by the wonderful Thames River prints of J McN
Whistler<p>This scene is untitled. It shows small sailing boats
tied up at a wharf. There is a single sculler on the water. Signed
S.P. Hodgdon in the plate, lower right as shown in image 3.
<p>Framed in plain black moulding without matting.

Image measures 6-3/4 x 4 inches.

Finished size: 11-1/2 x 9-1/2.
<p>Hodgdon was born Christmas Day to a Salem sea captain.
He studied in Boston with Ben Champney and in New York with
Samuel Rouse. For thirty years he kept a studio in the Studio
Building at Tremont and Park Streets, opossite the Boston
Common. His home was
on Savin Hill Avenue.
Hodgdon was
a member of the Boston Atheneum and St Botolph Club. The
Boston Arts Club, of which he was a founding member, was
organized in his studio. He taught Life class at Boston Museum
School and Boston Art Club.

Hodgdon traveled throught New England painting en
plein air. He is best known for his landscapes, views of the
White Mountains of New Hampshire and coastal scenes.
<p>Good Condition. There is some foxing as seen in the
photos. Sold as is.
<p>Please see our inventory for the companion artwork, more
works by American artists and fine antiques of all kinds.
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<td>Reference
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good </td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1873-78</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:United States</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:9.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:11.5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:4</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:Hodgdon BOSTON Etching ANTIQUE Harbor Scene</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Framed</td></tr>

<tr><td>Type:Etching</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Buffalo, NY</td></tr>
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