Name/Title
Cape Cod DunesEntry/Object ID
3282.055.Pa25Description
Sol Wilson was a Polish-born American painter who spent his summers in Provincetown. He immigrated to New York as a teenager and later studied with artists such as George Bellows and Robert Henri. Wilson drew inspiration from their interest in depicting everyday life, though with his own style of expressive and gestural painting. Many of his landscapes are populated with abstracted human figures. His rendering of the Cape dunes showcases the large-scale geography in comparison to the human form, as well as reveals the textural diversity of the sand and beach vegetation.Acquisition
Accession
3282Source or Donor
Napi and Helen Van DereckAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of the Helen and Napi Van Dereck Estate, 2025Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
LLType
Signature, TitleLocation
Frame reverseDimensions
Dimension Description
SightHeight
8 inWidth
10 inDimension Description
FinishedHeight
14-1/2 inWidth
16-1/2 inExhibition
Solitude by the Sea: Selections from the Collection