Watercolor of a shoreline scene (1880) by Melbourne Havelock Hardwick (1857-1916)

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• Lot Description
  Watercolor of a shoreline scene (1880) by Melbourne Havelock Hardwick (1857-1916)

  40” W x 30” H

  Lot Notes
  An accomplished shoreline landscape in watercolor on laid paper. The work is presented float mounted on archival mat in a painted molding under UV filtering glass.

  American, North Shore Massachusetts, circa 1880.

  Artist Background
  Melbourne Havelock Hardwick is known for his seascapes, landscapes, and genre paintings. He studied in Boston and Europe, and is listed in the standard art references as exhibiting at the Boston Arts Club, as well as the Pennsylvania Academy of Art. He was a member of the Salmagundi Club in 1907, and the Boston Society of Watercolor Painters. His work can be seen in the permanent collection of the Cigna Museum in Philadelphia, the Whistler House Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts, and at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

  Condition
  Very Good Condition. Cleaned as necessary and de-acidified. Edges of the paper show faint traces of discoloration from early pulp matting. For further condition information, please email us.

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