Lot 157: Eben Comins (1875-1949)

Eben Comins (1875-1949)
Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester, Massachusetts
signed with initials in monogram 'EFC' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on board
19¾ x 19¾ in. (50.2 x 50.2 cm.)

(Possibly) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 112th Annual Exhibition, 1917 (as The Bridge to the Beach).
(Possibly) New York, National Academy of Design, 1917 (as The Bridge to the Beach).

R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, Illinois.
Sale: Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, 26 September 1997, lot 344.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR

Eben Comins was a Boston-born artist who is remembered for his dedication to the teaching of art. Throughout his life, he taught from his Boston studio, at the Saint Paul School of Fine Arts, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts and the Swain School of Design in New Bedford, Connecticut. In 1915, Comins received a gold medal at the Panama Exposition for his contributions to teaching art.