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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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Artist: John Whorf
The Rose Dorothea Watercolor on Paper, Signed 1926, 13.25 x 20.38 in
The Rose Dorothea Watercolor on Paper, Signed 1926, 13.25 x 20.38 in

The Rose Dorothea Watercolor on Paper, Signed 1926, 13.25 x 20.38 in

By John Whorf

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

The Rose Dorothea, 1926 Watercolor on paper 13 1/4 x 20 3/8 inches (33.7 x 51.8 cm) Signed and dated lower left: John Whorf '26 Provenance Private collection, Cape Cod, Massachusett...

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1920s Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Harbor View
Harbor View

Harbor View

By John Whorf

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Harbor View Oil on canvas, 24 x 49 inches (61 x 124.5 cm) Signed lower right: John Whorf Provenance The artist; Collection of Ginger and Richard Beckwith, until 2021; Private collec...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Canvas, Oil

John Whorf Watercolor - Morning, Barbados
John Whorf Watercolor - Morning, Barbados

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 catch. ...

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Mid-20th Century John Whorf Art

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Paper

Provincetown Seaside Landscape
Provincetown Seaside Landscape

Provincetown Seaside Landscape

By John Whorf

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

John Whorf was born in Boston in 1903. His father, Harry Whorf, was an artist and graphic designer. When John decided at a young age to become an artist himself, his father provided ...

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1930s Post-Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Canvas, Oil

Sand Dunes, Cape Cod
Sand Dunes, Cape Cod

Sand Dunes, Cape Cod

By John Whorf

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Signed lower right: John Whorf Provenance Private collection Sand Dunes, Cape Cod amply demonstrates John Whorf’s expert handling of the watercolor medium. The fluidity of his styl...

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20th Century John Whorf Art

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Watercolor

"Barbados"
"Barbados"

"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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Watercolor, Paper

Keepers Of The Bell, American Realist Watercolor Painting by John Whorf
Keepers Of The Bell, American Realist Watercolor Painting by John Whorf

Keepers Of The Bell, American Realist Watercolor Painting by John Whorf

By John Whorf

Located in Long Island City, NY

Keepers Of The Bell by John Whorf, American (1903–1959) Date: circa 1930 Watercolor on paper, signed lower right Size: 14 x 21 in. (35.56 x 53.34 cm) Frame Size: 20.5 x 28.5 inches

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1930s American Realist John Whorf Art

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Watercolor

Cutting The Ice/New England Winter Landscape, Shank Painters Pond Provincetown
Cutting The Ice/New England Winter Landscape, Shank Painters Pond Provincetown

Cutting The Ice/New England Winter Landscape, Shank Painters Pond Provincetown

By John Whorf

Located in Milford, NH

A fine watercolor painting of men cutting ice on Shank Painters Pond, Provincetown, MA by American artist John Whorf (1903-1959). Whorf was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts and by the...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist John Whorf Art

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Farmyard in Snow

Farmyard in Snow

By John Whorf

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Original watercolor by John Whorf; winter scene Signed lower right: John Whorf Framed dimensions: 21 x 27 inches John Whorf was born in Boston in 1903. His father, Harry Whorf, was ...

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20th Century John Whorf Art

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Salmon Fishing
Salmon Fishing

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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Canvas, Oil

"Crashing Surf"
"Crashing Surf"

"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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Paper, Watercolor

The Sloop Catherine, 1927
The Sloop Catherine, 1927

The Sloop Catherine, 1927

By John Whorf

Located in New York, NY

John Whorf paints a ship anchored in a harbor from below, with its prow and rigging extending towards the viewer, in his watercolor painting “The Sloop Catherine, 1927.”

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20th Century John Whorf Art

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Watercolor, Board

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