Martha

Artist Julius Stockfleth (American, 1857 - 1935)

Date1897 or after

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions21 x 34 inches (53.3 x 86.4 cm)
Frame: 23 3/4 × 36 3/4 × 2 1/4 inches (60.3 × 93.3 × 5.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1982

Object number31.206.1

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionHorizontal oil painting depicting a ship with three masts. The ship is painted white with red and green trim. The middle mast flies a small pennant that says "Martha." An American flag flies off the rear mast. The ship is on dark teal-blue water with some white-crested waves. A small steamship is visible in the background on the left. The sky is light blue with puffy clouds.

ProvenanceProbably Lutcher & Moore Lumber Company, Orange, Texas; by June 1963 to H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; probably by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999], gifted June 4, 1982 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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