The Painting of a Watercolor: Spring at the South Shore Yacht Club

Name/Title

The Painting of a Watercolor: Spring at the South Shore Yacht Club

Context

Nine (9) boards with original sketches and paintings documenting the process of painting a watercolor with labels narrating artist's process from a process exhibit. From the narrative labels accompanying each board: Board #1: Preliminary pencil sketches Board #2: Details of various elements in final pencil sketch Board #3: Colored sketch developed in studio from final pencil sketch, with colors used Board #4: Pencil layout for actual painting Board #5: Beginning of painting Board #6: Painting one-fourth finished Board #7: Painting one-half finished showing additional detail, especially in the derrick Board #8: Painting three-fourths finished. Background laid-in, leaving foreground figures as last main area to finish Board #9: Finished painting

Collection

Wisconsin Art Collection, Artwork Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Edmund D Lewandowski

Date made

circa 1941

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Board #9 (finished painting), lower right

Transcription

"E.D. Lewandowski"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Board Size

Height

24 in

Width

30-3/4 in

Dimension Description

Matted Size (Window)

Height

15 in

Width

21 in