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Beach at Blue Point
ca. 191525 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. (64.1 x 76.5 cm)
William Glackens
United States (Philadelphia, PA, 1870 - 1938, Westport, CT)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Elizabeth R. Grauwiller Bequest
Accession Number:
1973.12
Location: Currently on view
Like many American painters, including Winslow Homer, William Glackens was an artist-reporter early in his career. He met Robert Henri in Philadelphia, shared a studio with him, and went to Paris with him in 1895. Upon Glackens's return, he moved to New York City. He exhibited with The Eight in 1908, and chaired the Armory Show in 1913. By 1914, he was devoting all of his time to painting, and espoused subjects like this one, colorful depictions of Americans at play. Many of his paintings reflect the influence of French impressionists, particularly Pierre Auguste Renoir.
[Gallery label text, 2003]
[Gallery label text, 2003]
Marks
Artist's signature, lower right: W. Glackens
Provenance
Consigned to Kraushaar Galleries, New York, mid 1930's; returned to artist's estate upon his death in 1938; consigned to Kraushaar Galleries, New York, early 1970's; purchased from them by the Gallery in 1973 with funds bequeathed by Elizabeth R. Grauwiller
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Thirty-first Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists 1/2/1937 - 2/15/1937
- In Search of the Present: The American Prophets University of Miami 2/22/1973 - 3/25/1973
- Harris K. Prior Memorial Exhibition 4/2/1976 - 5/2/1976
- William Glackens, American impressionist 11/20/2003 - 1/3/2004
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Susan Dodge Peters, ed. Memorial Art Gallery: An Introduction to the Collection. New York, New York: Memorial Art Gallery in association with Hudson Hills Press, 1988.
- Article Title: Bequest. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Volume Number: 39, Issue Number: 1. Issue Date: September 1973.
- Article Scope: Article. Mahonri Sharp Young. American Realists: Homer to Hopper. New York, New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1977.
- Art Journal. New York, New York: College Art Association of America
- Article Author: Gallatin, A. E.. Article Title: William Glackens. Article Scope: Article. The American Magazine of Art. New York, New York: American Federation of Arts Volume Number: VII, Issue Number: 7. Issue Date: May 1916. Page Number: 261-262
- Trusteeship. Washington, D.C.: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
- Article Scope: Entry. In Search of the Present: The American Prophets. University of Miami: Lowe Art Museum, 1973.
- Catalog of the Thirty-first Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists. St. Louis, MO: City Art Museum, 1937.
- Valerie Ann Leeds. William Glackens: American Impressionist. New York, NY: Gerald Peters Gallery, NY, 2003.
- Grace Seiberling. Seeing and Beyond: Essays on Eighteenth-to-Twenty-First Centery Art in Honor of Kermit S. Champa. New York, NY: Peter Lang
- Article Author: Seiberling, Grace. Article Title: William Glackens: Beach at Blue Point. Article Scope: Chapter and reproduction. Marjorie B. Searl, ed. Seeing America: painting and sculpture from the collection of the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2006. Page Number: 184-187
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Art Alive: Beach at Blue Point
Using MAG's Learning to Look/Looking to Learn philosophy, guide students' looking and use open-ended questions to elicit personal responses. Includes many suggestions for classroom activities and connections to reinforce ELA skills.
Seeing America Inservice
Materials from a teacher in-service presentation Spring 2008
Seeing America
Chapter on William Glackens' Beach at Blue Point, written by Grace Seiberling.