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Based in Philadelphia, Thomas Birch was a leading marine painter who helped establish the genre in early 19th-century America. Shipwreck near a Rocky Coast is a romantic, imaginative composition that highlights human struggle against the forces of nature: the ship’s sails are torn, its masts lean to one side, and a tiny group of seafarers attempts to flee the disaster. Birch rendered the scene in dramatic detail, yet left the narrative unresolved.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 76 × 51 Cm |
| Tags | landscapesboats |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2018.
given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2018.
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by descent to his daughter, Karen Daniel (1957–2019), Oak Park, IL, 2015
by descent to his daughter, Karen Daniel (1957–2019), Oak Park, IL, 2015
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unsold]. With Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia, by 1992
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sold to Richard H....
sold to Richard H. Daniel, January 30, 1992
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Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia, <em>American Paintings</em>, sale cat.
Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia, American Paintings, sale cat. (Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia, 1990), cat. 4 (ill.).
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Christie, Manson, and Woods International, New York, <em>Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries</em>, sale cat.
Christie, Manson, and Woods International, New York, Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries, sale cat. (Christie, Manson, and Woods International, Inc., New York, 1989), lot 8 (ill.), as Shipwreck.
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sold to J....
sold to J. Verne Hawn, Shreveport, LA [probably in 1970s, private correspondence, copy in curatorial object file]. Consigned to Richard York Gallery, New York, by April 1981 [illustrated in "Inaugural Exhibition: Paintings by Americans," April 10–May 29, 1981, no. 5]. J. Verne Hawn, Shreveport, LA, to at least May 25, 1989 [illustrated in auction sales cat., "Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture of the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries," Christie’s, New York, May 25, 1989, lot 8, p. 16
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New York, Richard York Gallery, <em>Inaugural Exhibition Paintings by Americans</em>, Apr. 10–May 20, 1981, cat. 5 (ill.), as <em>Shipwreck</em>.
New York, Richard York Gallery, Inaugural Exhibition Paintings by Americans, Apr. 10–May 20, 1981, cat. 5 (ill.), as Shipwreck.
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Ian Bennett, <em>A History of American Painting</em>
Ian Bennett, A History of American Painting (New York: Hamlyn, 1973), ill. 77, pl. 78, as Shipwreck.
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Sold, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, April 19–20, 1972, lot 29, as "Shipwreck" [illustrated in auction sales cat....
Sold, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, April 19–20, 1972, lot 29, as "Shipwreck" [illustrated in auction sales cat., p. 22]. J. N. Bartfield Art Galleries, New York
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