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Lure of the Waters 1946

Philip Evergood (1901-1973)

Oil on canvas mounted on masonite

36" x 48"

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Image of "Lure of the Waters" painting by artist Philip Evergood depicting two naked men jumping into a lake off of some stone ledges, behind them are some brambles where two shotguns are resting.

Lure of the Waters (1946)
Oil on canvas mounted on masonite, 36" x 48" (frame 43 ¼" x 55 ½")
Signed and dated "Philip Evergood 46" lower right. Inscribed "Title: Lure of the Waters / 36 x 48" verso.

 

Provenance: The Artist and ACA Gallery NYC
Sold by Artist directly to a friend 1956

 

Exhibitions: 1946 ACA Gallery, New York
1947 One Hundred and Forty-Second ANnual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (label verso)
1948 University of Illinois Exhibition of Contemporary Painting University of Illinois, Urbana (label verso)
Date Unknown Oscar Wells Memorial Loan Exhbiition, Birmingham Museum of Art (label verso fragment)

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Image of signature and date on "Lure of the Waters" painting by Philip Evergood.

Signed "Philip Evergood 46" lower right.

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Closeup detail of one man diving off the rocks into the water in "Lure of the Waters" painting by Philip Evergood.

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Closeup detail of crow sitting on bramble where two shotguns are resting in "Lure of the Waters" painting by Philip Evergood.

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Image of wooden frame on "Lure of the Waters" painting by Philip Evergood.

Frame
43 ¼" x 55 ½"

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Image of two exhibition labels from verso on "Lure of the Waters" painting by Philip Evergood.

Exhibition labels from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and University of Illinois, Urbana. 

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Closeup label fragment from the Birmingham Museum of Art on verso of "Lure of the Waters" painting by Philip Evergood.

Label verso fragment from the Birmingham Museum of Art. 

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Image of overall verso of "Lure of the Waters" painting by Philip Evergood.

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Contemporary American Painting

1948 University of Illinois exhbition catalog of Contemporary American Painting. 

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