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John Whorf Art

American, 1903-1959

John Whorf was a master watercolorist and a native of Boston. He was known for his depictions of genre subjects and views of harbors and beach scenes. He studied painting at the St. Botolph Studio and School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston, and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and École Nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris. Whorf was awarded an honorary M.A. degree from Harvard University in 1938 and received a medal in 1938 and a prize in 1939 from the Art Institute of Chicago. His first exhibition of 52 paintings, when he was 20, sold out. After many years of traveling, Whorf spent the last years of his life in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and was part of its art colony for many years. He died there in 1959.

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The Rapids (Maine)
By John Whorf
Located in Provincetown, MA
John Whorf, born in 1903, was a talented, opinionated artist who achieved great success at a young age. Encouraged by his artistic father, Whorf studied briefly during his early te...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Swamp Country
By John Whorf
Located in New York, NY
John Whorf paints a scene of a man canoeing along a river with a dog in his watercolor work on paper entitled, “Swamp Country.”
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20th Century Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Paper, Watercolor

The “South Atlantic” in Port (on verso: Seascape Study)
By John Whorf
Located in New York, NY
John Whorf depicts a large boat in harbor in his preferred medium of watercolor in this artwork entitled, “The “South Atlantic” in Port (on verso: Seascape Study).”
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Early 20th Century Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Watercolor, Paper

Salmon Fishing
By John Whorf
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist sporting painting with salmon fisherman in a canoe by American artist John Whorf (1903-1959). Whorf was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts and by the age of sixteen...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Oil, Canvas

Leaping Marlin (with fisherman on the boat Islander) by John Whorf
By John Whorf
Located in Hudson, NY
John Whorf captures one of the thrilling moments of fishing in this watercolor – when the fish is on the line, but still trying to escape. One of the fastest fish in the world, marlin fishing...
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1950s American Modern John Whorf Art

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Watercolor, Paper

"Park Street Church, Boston, " John Whorf Impressionist Watercolor WPA Cityscape
By John Whorf
Located in New York, NY
John Whorf (1903 - 1959) Park Street Church, Boston, circa 1930-45 Watercolor on paper 21 x 15 inches Signed lower right Housed in its original frame Provenance: Milch Gallery, New ...
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1930s American Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Watercolor, Paper

Summer Storm
By John Whorf
Located in Milford, NH
A dark gouache painting of figures racing for cover from a summer storm by American artist John Whorf (1903-1959). Whorf was born in Winthrop, Massachuset...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Paper, Gouache

Richard Whorf Oil on Board, circa 1940, New York Subject
By John Whorf
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Richard Whorf (1906-1966) oil on board titled on the verso “Central Park, Winter.” Signed lower right “Richard Whorf” and also on the verso. Measures 12 x 16. A beautiful depiction...
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Mid-20th Century John Whorf Art

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Paint

Approaching the Finish
By John Whorf
Located in New York, NY
Framed Dimensions: 23h x 30w inches Signature: Signed and dated at lower right: John Whorf 26. Provenance: Estate of Francoise Hermann, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Exhibitions: Adelso...
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1920s Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Watercolor, Paper

"Barbados"
By John Whorf
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to offer this piece by John Whorf (1903 - 1959). Watercolorist John Whorf was born in Massachusetts in 1903. At age 14, Whorf attende...
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20th Century American Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Fishing Boats I
By John Whorf
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
John Whorf was one of the most accomplished and esteemed watercolorists of the first half of the twentieth century. Creating realist depictions of urban and rural imagery, he worked ...
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1940s American Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Watercolor

John Whorf Watercolor - Morning, Barbados
By John Whorf
Located in Phoenix, AZ
John Whorf (1903-1959) watercolor, boats in Barbados. Measures: 16 1/4" H x 23" W. In excellent condition, framed. Signed lower left. The Island men setting out for the day's catc...
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Mid-20th Century John Whorf Art

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Paper

"Crashing Surf"
By John Whorf
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed LM John Whorf was one of the most accomplished and esteemed watercolorists of the first half of the twentieth century. Creating realist depictions of urban and rural imagery,...
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20th Century John Whorf Art

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Watercolor, Paper

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Bringing The Haul
By John Whorf
Located in Milford, NH
A fine marine watercolor with a fishing boat bringing in the day’s haul by American artist John Whorf (1903-1959). Whorf was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts and by the age of sixteen...
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Bringing The Haul
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Located in Milford, NH
A fine coastal marine or seascape painting with lobstermen along the rocks with rough waves and storm clouds overhead by American artist John Whorf (1903-1959). Whorf was born in Win...
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By John Whorf
Located in New York, NY
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"Dory Adrift, " John Whorf, Impressionist Marine Coast Scene, Fishermen with Boat
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"Frozen In, " John Whorf, Impressionist Winter Marine Scene, Fishermen in Boat
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John Whorf (American, 1903 - 1959) Frozen In, circa 1930-40 Watercolor and pencil on paper 22 x 30 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Milch Gallery, New York, circa 1930-1945 Pri...
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"Oil Skins - Ploughing Out"
By John Whorf
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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