Lot Essay
The present work retains a complete sketch on the reverse.
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THOMAS J. CARROLL
Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)
Little Sea Bather
Details
Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)
Little Sea Bather
signed 'E Potthast' (lower left)
oil on board
12¼ x 16 in. (31.1 x 40.6 cm.)
Little Sea Bather
signed 'E Potthast' (lower left)
oil on board
12¼ x 16 in. (31.1 x 40.6 cm.)
Provenance
The artist.
Estate of the above.
E.H. Potthast II, nephew of the artist.
Louise Potthast Schumacher, grandniece of the artist.
The Merrill J. Gross Collection, Cincinnati, Ohio, acquired from the above.
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York.
Sotheby's, New York, 29 May 1986, lot 207.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Estate of the above.
E.H. Potthast II, nephew of the artist.
Louise Potthast Schumacher, grandniece of the artist.
The Merrill J. Gross Collection, Cincinnati, Ohio, acquired from the above.
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York.
Sotheby's, New York, 29 May 1986, lot 207.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Literature
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Edward Henry Potthast, N.A., 1857-1927, exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1973, n.p., no. 3.
Exhibited
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, 1965, no. 3 (as Timidity).
Youngstown, Ohio, Butler Institute of American Art, 1965, no. 3.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Taft Museum, 1968, no. 9.
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Merrill J. Gross Collection: Edward H. Potthast, N.A., 1857-1927, March 16-April 22, 1973, no. 3.
Youngstown, Ohio, Butler Institute of American Art, 1965, no. 3.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Taft Museum, 1968, no. 9.
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Merrill J. Gross Collection: Edward H. Potthast, N.A., 1857-1927, March 16-April 22, 1973, no. 3.
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