Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)
Property from the Merrill J. Gross Collection, Cincinnati, Ohio
Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)

Sailboats

Details
Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)
Sailboats
signed 'E Potthast' (lower left)
oil on board
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, circa 1960.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Merrill J. Gross Collection: Edward Potthast 1857-1927, exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1973, n.p., no. 34.
(Probably) The Cummer Gallery of Art, The Gross Family Collection of Edward Henry Potthast, exhibition pamphlet, Jacksonville, Florida, 1992, n.p., no. 15.
J.S. Wilson, Edward Henry Potthast: American Impressionist, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1998, p. 67, illustrated.
Exhibited
Cincinnati, Ohio, Taft Museum of Art, Edward H. Potthast, 1857-1927, July 1-September 15, 1968.
Washington, D.C., The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Merrill J. Gross Collection: Edward H. Potthast 1857-1927, March 16-April 22, 1973, no. 34.
Louisville, Kentucky, J.B. Speed Art Museum, and elsewhere, Edward H. Potthast: American Painter of Summer and Surf, January 1-November 8, 1985, no. 16.
Orlando, Florida, Orlando Museum of Art, Edward Potthast: An American Impressionist, January 7-February 12, 1989.
Fort Myers, Florida, Edison Community College Gallery of Fine Art, 1990.
St. Petersburg, Florida, Museum of Fine Arts, Edward Potthast: An American Impressionist, July 7-September 8, 1991.
(Probably) Jacksonville, Florida, The Cummer Gallery of Art, The Gross Family Collection of Edward Henry Potthast, January 9-March 22, 1992, no. 15.
Memphis, Tennessee, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Americans at Play: Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927), June 30-September 22, 1996.
Savannah, Georgia, Telfair Museum of Art, Edward Potthast: An American Impressionist, March 11-May 25, 1997.
New York, Gerald Peters Gallery, Edward Henry Potthast: An American Impressionist, May 20-June 20, 1998.

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