Fishing Boats at Wharf, Bay (working title)

Name/Title

Fishing Boats at Wharf, Bay (working title)

Entry/Object ID

SHH 1.104ab

Description

Oil on board (a) of a seascape with view of harbor. Sailboat in lower left corner. Boom and rigging extending up to left off canvas. Three large boats are moored to wharf. Two moored to side. First boat is blue with red stripe on hull rear water line. Second boat is blue green with black stripe at top of hull near edge. Blonde haired figure is on deck in front of first mast. Deck is white. Two men sit on deck, one in officer shirt with tan cap, other has dark gray shirt on. Boat has square white cabin behind mast with blue door. Large building at wharf. Man in blue hat and aqua shirt hold rope near front of boat. Farther down platform, another man wearing yellow shirt and blue hat is resting on a post. At left edge of canvas another wharf is visible with purple buildings. At back of harbor is long purple form, either another wharf or large ship. In background are blue green hills. Blue sky with white clouds. Plain natural wood (oak?) frame (b). Painting is mounted with masking tape. No hanger.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Canvas

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

DD

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1935

Place

City

Akron

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Maker´s Mark: unsigned

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Other Number: PTG-10

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Image Size: 20" x 16"

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

June 20, 1997

Update Date

June 9, 2026