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John Whorf Paintings

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
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 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Three Fishermen in a Boat Watercolor, 20th Century American Sporting Art
Three Fishermen in a Boat Watercolor, 20th Century American Sporting Art

Three Fishermen in a Boat Watercolor, 20th Century American Sporting Art

By John Whorf

Located in Marco Island, FL

A masterful example of John Whorf at the height of his powers, this large and luminous watercolor depicts three fishermen on a calm, silver-blue lake or bay, their figures rendered w...

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20th Century Academic John Whorf Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival 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 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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 Paintings

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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 Paintings

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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 Paintings

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Watercolor, Board

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Find a wide variety of authentic John Whorf paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by John Whorf in paint, paper, watercolor and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large John Whorf paintings, so small editions measuring 22 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of William Lester Stevens, Alexander Farnham, and Henry Bayley Snell. John Whorf paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $5,950 and tops out at $29,500, while the average work can sell for $18,250.