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Catalogue entry
379
Canal and River
1930
Oil on canvas
32 x 40 in. (81.28 x 101.6 cm)
Signed lower right: John Folinsbee Labels, top stretcher: Grand Central Galleries, No. 2297, Canal and River, $1500; 421, Canal and River, John Folinsbee; tape label inscribed in ink in artist's hand, SESNAN GOLD MEDAL PENNA ACADEMY 1931; Bronze plaque affixed to top stretcher: The Sesnan Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Annual Exhibition 1931
Folinsbee 1920s–40s stockbook: p. [10]
Private collection
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Private collection, 1978
Exhibitions
1931 PAFA
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 126th Annual Exhibition, January 25–March 15, 1931, no. 214, ill. Awarded Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal.1931 Saint Louis
City Art Museum of Saint Louis, St. Louis, 26th Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists, September 19–November 1, 1931.1932 National Arts
National Arts Club, New York, Members Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, January 6–30, 1932, no. 52.1932 NAD
National Academy of Design, New York, 107th Annual Exhibition, March 27–April 17, 1932, no. 19.1934 Rockefeller Center NY
Rockefeller Center, New York, Municipal Art Exhibition, February 28–March 31, 1934.2010 Woodmere Art Museum Phila
Woodmere Art Museum, John Folinsbee and American Modernism, November 6, 2010–March 6, 2011. (Jensen 2010).Published References
American Magazine 1931
"Exhibitions." American Magazine of Art (April 1931).Art Digest 1931
"Pennsylvania's Annual Gets Little Praise from Critics." Art Digest 5, no. 9 (February 1, 1931), p. 5, b/w ill.Cary 1931
Cary, Elizabeth Luther. "Easy for the Traveler; This Affair Proves a Fairly Elevated Tableland, Heights Above, Depths Below." New York Times, February 8, 1931.Inquirer 1931
"City Artists win 4 out of 7 Prizes." Philadelphia Inquirer, January 25, 1931.PAFA 1931
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Catalogue of the 126th Annual Exhibition. Philadelphia: The Academy, 1931. Exhibition catalogue, ill.NY Times 1931a
"[Stand-Alone Illustration]." New York Times, 1 February 1931, b/w ill.NY Times 1931b
"New Yorkers Win 4 of 7 Art Prizes." New York Times, January 25 1931.The New Hope 1933b
The New Hope 1:5 (December 1933), p. 3, b/w ill.Art News 1941a
"Able if Conservative Prize-Winners." Art News 39 (January 25, 1941), p. 17, b/w ill.Vose 1972
Appraisal of Pictures, Estate of John F. Folinsbee, June 20, 1972. Boston: Vose Galleries, 1972, #421.Cook 1994
Cook, Peter G. John Folinsbee. New York: Kubaba Books, 1994, p. 83, b/w ill.Jensen 2010
Jensen, Kirsten M. John Folinsbee and American Modernism. Philadelphia: Woodmere Art Museum, 2010. Exhibition catalogue (2010 Woodmere Art Museum Phila), p. 20, color ill.Jensen 2011
Jensen, Kirsten M. "John Folinsbee and American Modernism." American Art Review (February 2011), p. 92, color ill.Jensen 2013
Jensen, Kirsten M. Folinsbee Considered. Hudson Hills Press, 2013, p. 192-193, color plate 37; p. 257, cat entry.Record last updated June 11, 2014. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Jensen, Kirsten M. ""Canal and River, 1930 (JFF.379)." In John F. Folinsbee Catalogue Raisonné. www.johnfolinsbee.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=379 (accessed on April 20, 2024).