Mothers and Children at the Beach

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John Edward Costigan
Mothers and Children at the Beach
1920s

About the Item

Masterly brushstrokes and use of color and movement make his image stunningly peaceful. It will enhance any room and provide hours of enjoyment. Beautiful original signed painting in oil and watercolor by John Edward Costigan. Framed in 2 inch wide, hand finished wood frame with gold leaf finish. Matted in 1 1/4 inch silk pearl white mat with gold leaf inner trim and museum glass. Image size: 20 x 27 inches . Outside frame size: 27 x 33 1/2 inches. Costigan attended the Art Student’s League where he studied for a short period under William Merritt Chase and George Bridgman. By the age of thirty, Costigan exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Washington D.C., in addition to the MacDowell Club, and Babcock Gallery in New York. The year following his showing at the Babcock Gallery Costigan joined the army as a private and served in World War I. Through the twenties, Costigan gained recognition with a number of exhibitions, including showings at the Art Institute of Chicago, Salmagundi Gallery and Corcoran Gallery. An influx of awards for his work in oil and watercolor helped secure his notoriety, beginning in 1920 with an award from the National Academy of Design. In 1928, Costigan was made an Academician to the National Academy of Design, leading him to add the distinction of “N.A.” (National Academy) to his signature. During the 1940s he exhibited at both the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Carnegie Institute. Costigan’s place in the fine art world was reaffirmed in 1968 with the launch of a retrospective exhibition from the Smithsonian Institute. This exhibit was comprised of works in Costigan’s varied mediums, provided by a range of public and private collections across the country. After premiering at the Paine Art Center and Arboretum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the Smithsonian Institute facilitated the national circulation of the works. Family members served as models for his scenes, with wife Ida a primary model for the solitary women and motherly figures. His five children, too, and later grandchildren, were influential in providing a basis for many compositions as is probably the case in this painting. We consider this painting one of Costigan's finest paintings of mothers and children. His handling of light, line, and composition creates a strong sense of movement. The rustic figures hold an equal weight with their surroundings. In this painting Costigan developed luminescent and highly sensitive scenes of domesticity and repose. The atmospheric qualities of the works develop a sense of gravity across scenes of bathers, mothers with children, and single introspective figures, as well as his non-figural landscape and still-life subjects. Important Exhibits throughout his career include: 1915 MacDowell Club 1916 Corcoran Gallery 1917 Babcock Gallery 1920/23/28/33/36 Salmagundi Club 1922-24/27/54 Art Institute 1923-42 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art 1924 Frank K. M. Rehn Gallery 1925/27/28/30 National Academy of Design 1925/36/54/61 National Arts Club 1926 Susquehanna-Centennial Expo 1928/32/33/36/58 American Watercolor Society 1928 Grand Central Art Gallery Palm Beach AA 1933/38 Society of American Etchers 1942 Library of Congress 1944-46 Carnegie Institute Society of American Graphic Artists 1944 Whitney Museum of American Art 1955 Ogunquit AC 1967 Group Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum, N. Y. 1968 Paine Art Center Wisconsin, and nationwide through the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service 2010 Mid America Fine Arts

Creator:
John Edward Costigan
Creation Year:
1920s
Dimensions:
Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)
Medium:
Oil,Watercolor
Movement & Style:
Impressionist
Period:
20th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU51810411352