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Summertime - Martha's Vineyard - Sunset Golden Sky and Red Lighthouse

1964

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Summertime in Martha's Vineyard is drenched in saturated yellows and reds. People in the foreground look out to the sea. Two people on horseback are masterfully rendered in a loose but academically correct style. Watercolor on paper laid on board. Unframed. The work looks much better in person with colors that are even more vibrant, saturated and pop. Titled, signed, dated, and inscribed verso: "Summertime Martha's Vineyard - Massachusetts" / United Airline Calendar 1965 Millard Sheets / #9 PROVENANCE: Private collection, Northern California. EXHIBITED: Stary-Sheets Art Gallery, Gualala, California, "This Exciting Land: Watercolors of the USA by Millard Sheets," May 6- 31, 1989. LITERATURE: Stary-Sheets Art Gallery, Gualala, California, This Exciting Land: Watercolors of the USA by Millard Sheets, exhibition catalogue, May 6- 31, 1989,p. 44, illustrated.
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