Painter:

Sarg, Tony 1880-1942  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Nantucket Historical Association Nantucket Massachusetts 02554 Accession Number: 64.357.1

Date:

1927

Notes:

Jehle, Michael A., ed., "Picturing Nantucket: an art history of the island with paintings from the collection of the Nantucket Historical Association: works by artists born before 1900," Nantucket, MA: Nantucket Historical Association, 2000, fig. 199.

"The Nantucket Art Colony: 1920-1945," Nantucket, MA: Nantucket Historical Association, 2007, pg. 53.

Summary:

Scene of two men outside the Bon-Ton Fish Market in Nantucket: one is seated in a rocking chair with his legs propped up, the other stands in the doorway. Both wear hats. Various baskets are stacked on the porch under the market window. A dog sits on the ground near the steps.

Topic:

Architecture exterior--Commercial--Grocery  Search this

Architecture exterior--Commercial--Bon-Ton Fish Market  Search this

Figure group--Male  Search this

Occupation--Industry--Fishing  Search this

Landscape--Massachusetts--Nantucket  Search this

Animal--Dog  Search this

Object--Other--Container  Search this

Control number:

IAP 88580090

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_355048