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A Holiday

c. 1915
oil on canvas
76.4 x 101.8 cm (30 1/8 x 40 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

notes
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...
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Afternoon Fun

oil on canvas
24 X 30" (60.96 x 76.20 cm.)

Butler Institute of American Art

Youngstown, OH

notes
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.
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Beach Scene

c. 1916-1920
oil on canvas
24 X 30 1/8 IN. (60.9 X 76.3 CM.)

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution

Washington, D.C.

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Children By The Sea

by 1927
Oil on wood
12 X 16 IN. (30.4 X 40.7 CM.)

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution

Washington, D.C.

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Enchanted

Watercolor on paper
21 5/8 X 25 7/8 IN. (59.9 X 65.7 CM.)

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
On The Beach

ca. 1913
oil on canvas
12 7/16 x 16 in. (31.6 x 40.7 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

notes
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
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Bathers

ca. 1913
Oil on panel
12 5/8 x 16 in. (32 x 40.7 cm) Frame: 20 7/8 x 24 5/16 x 2 1/4 in. (53 x 61.8 x 5.7 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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In The Surf

c. 1910
oil on panel
Overall - h:31.80 w:40.70 cm (h:12 1/2 w:16 inches)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, OH

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Study Head (Woman In A Scarf)

1882-1885
charcoal on off-white paper
no dimensions avaliable

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Indianapolis, IN

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Who's Who At The Seashore

oil on canvas
16 1/4 x 20 in.

Jersey City Museum

Jersey City, NJ

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