Details
Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)
Children on the Beach
signed 'E Potthast' (lower left)
oil on board
13½ x 16 in. (34.3 x 40.6 cm.)

Provenance
The artist.
Edward Henry Potthast II, by descent from the above.
Private collection, gift from the above, 1914.
Private collection, gift from the above, 1938.
By descent to the present owner from the above.
Exhibited
St. Petersburg, Florida, The Museum of Fine Arts, 1996, on loan.
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Lot Essay

This work will be included in M. Ran’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s work.

According to Ms. Ran, the artist's nephew Edward Potthast II helped him exhibit and sell his work and it was not unusual for Edward II to give his uncle's paintings as gifts. The present work was presented as a wedding gift and is inscribed, "With my best wishes for health happiness & Success E. Potthast II."

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