Marsden Hartley
Sextant
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Modern & abstract
Lobster Fishermen
Men gather on a Maine wharf with their lobster traps in Marsden Hartley's bold, deliberately simple painting of work shared with the sea.
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About this artwork
Marsden Hartley painted Lobster Fishermen in 1940–41, in oil on hardboard. It shows men gathered on a wharf with their lobster traps, in the small coastal town of Corea, Maine, where he had moved in 1940. Lobstering there was still a way of life, though a hard one. By then Hartley had spent several years turning his attention to his home state, and he chose a self-consciously "primitive" style, influenced by the popularity of folk art. The painting is part of his Maine Series, and it presents the men and their surroundings as closely bound together, with people and nature belonging to one another.
On your wall: Its plain, strongly drawn coastal scene suits living rooms, studies and hallways, and works especially well in homes with a modern look or a liking for the sea.
- Title
- Lobster Fishermen
- Artist
- Marsden Hartley
- Style
- Modern & abstract
- Shape
- Landscape
Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Text based on Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About Marsden Hartley
Marsden Hartley was an American Modernist who worked as a painter, poet and essayist. He developed his skills as a painter by studying the work of Cubist artists in Paris and Berlin, and that experience shaped his approach to the canvas. His writing sat alongside his painting as part of a wide-ranging creative life.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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