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![]() | A Holiday c. 1915 Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | ![]() In A Holiday, Edward Henry Potthast used a luminous palette to capture the sun-drenched sensations of a day at the seashore. Light gleams on the bathing dresses of the group of girls in the foreground, while their reflections sparkle on the water swirling at their feet. Beyond the sandbar, waves break into foaming white crests, and deep water darkens... | GA | Anonymous |
![]() | Afternoon Fun oil on canvas Butler Institute of American Art Youngstown, OH | ![]() A seen in the gem-like oil, Afternoon Fun, Edward Potthast created a personal form of open-air painting, unlike the feeble, phrase-book French Impressionism that characterized the work of many painters associated with the National Academy of Design. | GA | Anonymous |
| Beach Scene c. 1916-1920 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. | GA | Anonymous | ||
| Children By The Sea by 1927 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. | GA | Anonymous | ||
| Enchanted Watercolor on paper Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. | GA | Anonymous | ||
![]() | On The Beach ca. 1913 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | ![]() wly popular among city dwellers liberated from restrictive social mores and increasingly aware of the salutary effects of fresh air and physical exercise. In 1915 the Brooklyn Museum made a very progressive purchase of two of these paintings, displayed on the screen--Bathers and On the Beach | GA | Anonymous |
![]() | Bathers ca. 1913 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | GA | Anonymous | |
![]() | In The Surf c. 1910 Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH | GA | Anonymous | |
![]() | Study Head (Woman In A Scarf) 1882-1885 Indianapolis Museum of Art Indianapolis, IN | GA | Anonymous | |
![]() | Who's Who At The Seashore oil on canvas Jersey City Museum Jersey City, NJ | GA | Anonymous |
- Edward Henry Potthast












