AMERICAN MODERNIST COASTAL OIL, FISHING NETS, 1946

OIL ON PLYWOOD PANEL. INSCRIBED IN PENCIL TO VERSO WITH ARTIST'S MONOGRAM/INITIALS (READS AS "S.G.H." / "S.H."), TITLED "FISHING NETS", AND LOCATED/DATED "NORTH CAROLINA COAST 1946". AN EXPRESSIVE MID-CENTURY MODERNIST COASTAL LANDSCAPE DEPICTING HEAVY FISHING NETS HUNG TO DRY UPON WOODEN SHORELINE RACKS MEAUSRES 7.5 X 10", UNFRAMED CONDITION: VERY GOOD PERIOD CONDITION; UNFRAMED PLYWOOD BOARD RETAINS CRISP CORNERS, CLEAN NATURAL WOOD GRAIN TO VERSO, AND SOUND PAINT SURFACE FREE FROM ACTIVE CRAZING OR FLAKING. ONE MINOR CRACK VERSO ABOUT 2.5 INCHERS