270 Pollock, Annisquam, Massachusetts

c. 1900

Martha Hale Harvey

Associated Names
Martha Hale Harvey

Artist, American, 1862 - 1949

The image shows an elderly man leaning against the bow of a boat filled with a large number of fish. He is positioned facing slightly towards the camera, with one arm resting on the boat. The man's face is partially shadowed by a large-brimmed hat, but his bushy white beard and mustache are visible. He is wearing a buttoned raincoat made of a thick, waterproof fabric, and a matching hat. His trousers appear to be made of the same durable material, and he is wearing boots suitable for the rough ground. There is no visible jewelry or objects being held by the man. The background reveals a body of water with a vague outline of a shoreline in the distance. The overall ambiance is muted and conveys a sense of a damp, overcast day.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.5 × 19.5 cm (9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 × 20 cm (9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.79


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George Wainwright Harvey; James Fenimore Cooper IV. (Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 29 September 1998; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, center left in graphite perpendicular: 270 Pollock - Average weight 10 lbs / weighed out 2700 lbs / Caught one morning by Capt Francis / Wheeler (aged at the time 77 yrs-) of / Annissquam, Mass.; lower center inverted: To James Fenimore Cooper / with compliments of GWH; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite inverted: L584e; bottom center: Harvey