Description: For sale is a lovely and charming early oil on canvasboard painting by Gloucester Massachusetts artist Doris (Ten-Eyck) Grasso (1914 - 1988). This is an early painting by the artist. She would've been about 25 years old when she captured this scene in Rockport in 1939. Just a wonderful scene of fishing boats headed out of the harbor and out to their fishing grounds out at sea. The painting with a refined folky aesthetic to it. Wonderful coloration throughout. Oil on board. Signed lower right by the artist. Titled on reverse: Rockport 1939 Condition: Overall good for age. Age-appropriate wear. The picture frame with some separation at the corners. Measurements Framed - 25" x 21" Canvas board 24" x 20" Doris Grasso ( 1914-1988) Birth place: Fremont, NY Addresses: Gloucester, MA Profession: Painter, sculptor Studied: Educ. Alliance, NYC, with Moses Soyer, Alex Dobkin & John Hovannes; N. Hudson Arts School, with Fabian Zaccone; Rutherford Art School, with Lucille Hobbie. Exhibited: Knickerbocker Artists, 1963-65; New Jersey Soc. P&S Nat., 1965-72 (Patrons award for oils, 1967); Nat. Casein Soc., NYC, 1968; Acad. Artists Regional, NJ, 1968-71; AAPL Nat., NYC, 1969-70 (Pauline Wick award for oils, 1968); State Fed. Women's Clubs, 1970 (first award for sculpture) Member: AAPL (fellow; pres., NJ Chapt.; nat. director, 1960-62); New Jersey Soc. P&S (board dirs. & secy., 1962-65); Burr Artists (public relations, 1966-68); Gotham Painters Soc.; Hunterdon AA Work: Paul Whitener Mem. Collection, North Carolina MA; Jersey City MA permanent collection; Staten Island Pub. Sch. Collection, NY; Women's Club Collection, Lynhurst, NJ. Birth place: Fremont, NY Addresses: Gloucester, MA Profession: Painter, sculptor Studied: Educ. Alliance, NYC, with Moses Soyer, Alex Dobkin & John Hovannes; N. Hudson Arts School, with Fabian Zaccone; Rutherford Art School, with Lucille Hobbie.
Price: 487.5 USD
Location: Kingston, New York
End Time: 2024-11-19T19:43:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Doris Grasso
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Material: Canvasboard
Region of Origin: Rockport Massachusetts
Framing: Framed
Subject: Fishing Boats.
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1939
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
