William Woodward (American/New Orleans 1859-1939), "Gulf Shore", 1921, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, titled and inscribed en verso, 22 in. x 28 in., period frame Provenance: Descended in the family of Louise Amelia Giesen Woodward, wife of William Woodward. Note: William Woodward produced a very accomplished group of paintings depicting the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The brightly colored work offered here depicts two moss-laden oak trees, which frame a boat at full sail on the white capped Gulf waters. The artist depicts a windy day with Spanish moss swaying in the air. Pink and white oleander bushes stand next to the trees which flank a sandy beach. This painting is closely related to a work illustrated on p. 167 of Robert Hinckley, editor, William Woodward: American Impressionist, which depicts a view down the beach at Biloxi. This work depicts the same scene looking straight out to the Gulf.
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