Landscape by Fursman

Painting

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Landscape by Fursman

Entry/Object ID

2023.59.10

Description

Impressionistic brush strokes render a marsh or flat fore dune with forested hills rising to a blue sky. Painting may need cleaning. 1.5" wide gold-leaf frame with carved details and red priming.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Context

The painting was acquired from the Kit and Art Lane estate. Fursman was one of Ox-Bow's founders. In 1914, the (then) Summer School of Painting School moved its entire operation to the Riverside Hotel. This painting may be of the the landscapes fringing the Old Harbor, now known as the Ox-Bow lagoon. If so, it is a very early work from the schools future home.

Collection

Artworks

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.59

Source or Donor

Lakeshore Event Center/Tressa Mills

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Fursman, Frederick Frary 1874-1943

Date made

1914

Dimensions

Dimension Description

including frame

Height

9 in

Width

11 in

Location

Shelf

AC bay 21 small works

Room

Art Conservation Room

General Notes

Note

2023 auction description: 1914 Untitled oil painting on board by Frederick Frary Fursman (1874-1943). Signed Frederick F Fursman, dated. Approx. 9"x11" OA; 5.75"x8" SS. Back matting shows wear. Piece has not been removed from frame for examination. Part of a Saugatuck/Douglas Art Collection.

Create Date

December 19, 2023

Update Date

April 30, 2025