Spectacle Island (Sheepscott River, Maine)

© Estate of William Kienbusch

Spectacle Island (Sheepscott River, Maine)

Currently not on view

Spectacle Island (Sheepscott River, Maine),

1949

William Kienbusch, American, 1914–1980
x1978-76

Information

Title
Spectacle Island (Sheepscott River, Maine)
Dates

1949

Maker
William Kienbusch
Medium
Pen and black ink, black wash, and casein
Dimensions
19.7 x 58.2 cm. (7 3/4 x 22 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James H. Beal, Class of 1920, and Mrs. Beal
Object Number
x1978-76
Place Depicted

United States, Maine, Spectacle Island

Signatures
Signed and dated in black ink, lower right: Kienbusch 49
Culture
American
Type
drawings, oil paintings
Materials
casein, ink, wash, wove paper
Subject
landscapes (representations), trees

Note by Mrs. Bull: This painting was selected from the artist's work in his New York studio (44 Greenwich Avenue), before framing in 1953 | R.J.B.

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