Marsden Hartley (1877-1943)

This work will be included in Gail R. Scott’s forthcoming book, Marsden Hartley: The Complete Paintings & Works on Paper (working title).


The present work was executed in the summer of 1940 when Hartley visited Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach, Maine, where he did numerous sketches of lobstermen and sunbathers with plans for developing them into paintings.