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The Swimming Lesson
Details
Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)
The Swimming Lesson
signed 'E. Potthast' (lower right)
oil on board
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
The Swimming Lesson
signed 'E. Potthast' (lower right)
oil on board
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill J. Gross, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Private collection, Florida, by descent.
Private collection, Florida, by descent.
Literature
Cincinnati Art Museum, Paintings by Edward H. Potthast 1957-1927 from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Gross, exhibition checklist, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1965, n.p., no. 40.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Merrill J. Gross Collection: Edward Potthast 1857-1927, exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1973, n.p., no. 40, illustrated.
The Cummer Gallery of Art, The Gross Family Collection of Edward Henry Potthast Exhibition, exhibition checklist, Jacksonville, Florida, 1992, n.p., no. 20.
Gerald Peters Gallery, Edward Henry Potthast: An American Impressionist, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1998, pp. 28, 89, illustrated.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Merrill J. Gross Collection: Edward Potthast 1857-1927, exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1973, n.p., no. 40, illustrated.
The Cummer Gallery of Art, The Gross Family Collection of Edward Henry Potthast Exhibition, exhibition checklist, Jacksonville, Florida, 1992, n.p., no. 20.
Gerald Peters Gallery, Edward Henry Potthast: An American Impressionist, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1998, pp. 28, 89, illustrated.
Exhibited
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Paintings by Edward H. Potthast 1857-1927 from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Gross, 1965, no. 40.
Washington, D.C., The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Merrill J. Gross Collection: Edward H. Potthast 1857-1927, March 16-April 22, 1973, no. 40.
Jacksonville, Florida, The Cummer Gallery of Art, The Gross Family Collection of Edward Henry Potthast Exhibition, January 9-March 22, 1982, no. 20.
Louisville, Kentucky, J.B. Speed Art Museum, and elsewhere, Edward H. Potthast: American Painter of Summer and Surf, January 1-November 8, 1985, no. 21.
Orlando, Florida, Orlando Museum of Art, 1988-1992, on loan.
Fort Myers, Florida, Edison Community College, Gallery of Fine Arts, and elsewhere, Edward Potthast, An American Impressionist, March 2-April 7, 1990.
Memphis, Tennessee, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Americans at Play: Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927), The Gross Family Collection, June 30-September 22, 1996, no. 49.
Savannah, Georgia, Telfair Museum of Art, and elsewhere, Edward Potthast: An American Impressionist, March 11-May 25, 1997.
Washington, D.C., The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Merrill J. Gross Collection: Edward H. Potthast 1857-1927, March 16-April 22, 1973, no. 40.
Jacksonville, Florida, The Cummer Gallery of Art, The Gross Family Collection of Edward Henry Potthast Exhibition, January 9-March 22, 1982, no. 20.
Louisville, Kentucky, J.B. Speed Art Museum, and elsewhere, Edward H. Potthast: American Painter of Summer and Surf, January 1-November 8, 1985, no. 21.
Orlando, Florida, Orlando Museum of Art, 1988-1992, on loan.
Fort Myers, Florida, Edison Community College, Gallery of Fine Arts, and elsewhere, Edward Potthast, An American Impressionist, March 2-April 7, 1990.
Memphis, Tennessee, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Americans at Play: Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927), The Gross Family Collection, June 30-September 22, 1996, no. 49.
Savannah, Georgia, Telfair Museum of Art, and elsewhere, Edward Potthast: An American Impressionist, March 11-May 25, 1997.