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“Moonlight Sail”

Circa 1890

About the Item

Beautiful, serene sepia watercolor of a moonlight sail on archival paper attributed to Robert Montgomery. Signed lower left. Condition is excellent. Recently professionally matted but not framed. Circa 1890. Provenance: A Red Bank, New Jersey collector. Robert Montgomery was a Belgian artist born in Antwerp in 1839 and died there in 1893. He was a painter. Training at the Academy in Antwerp. Considered one of our best marine painters. Participated in the Salons in Ghent in 1868 (Park view; surroundings Antwerp, A water hole on the Kalmthoutse heide; sunset, Swamp in the heath; morning effect), 1874 (Ardara; West Ireland, Bergstroom after the thunderstorm; Ireland, The bay from Lochrus; Irish coast at low tide, Forest view; Ireland), 1877 (Clouded weather; Irish coast), 1883 (At sea), at the 'Exposition historique de l'Art belge 1830-1880' in Brussels in 1880 (Marine; Irish coast), at the 'Exposition Générale des Beaux-Arts' in Brussels in 1884 (The wreck). Work in the Museum in Lier. Mentioned in BAS II and Two centuries of signatures of Belgian artists. Source: Paul Piron, The Belgian visual artists from the 19th to the 21st century
  • Attributed to:
    Robert Montgomery (1972, Scottish)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1890
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Southampton, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU14111311222

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