"Sunset" at Sea by Cora May Boone
"Sunset" at Sea
Cora May Boone
Title
"Sunset" at Sea
Artist
Cora May Boone
1871 - 1953 (biography)Year
c. 1913
Technique
watercolor
Image Size
11 x 15 1/8" image & paper
Signature
unsigned
Edition Size
Annotations
pencil notations on old mat (see below)
Reference
Paper
very soft oatmeal wove
State
Publisher
Inventory ID
18580
Price
$250.00
Description
Notations Cora Boone wrote on the old mat read: "From the deck of our steamer as we were nearing the British Isles / It was a lovely sunset / "Sunset" at Sea (from the Deck as we headed into Ireland for a stop / Rough "Sugar paper" (Lift it & see the color) / Needs a narrow bright gold frame & a cream mat / Sunset at Sea / Copy by CB / (See Reverso side-I must "work-up" the Venice sketch on back)".
The "Venice sketch" she is referring to can be seen in the second image.