Penn.
R.R. N.Y. Foundations
- c.1905,
Watercolor.
Initialed
F.R.M. in pencil, lower left. Titled and signed F. Dana Marsh in
pencil on the backing board, verso. Image
size 16 15/16 x 12 9/16 inches (176 x 319 mm). Watercolor
on cream wove paper, the image extending to the sheet edges. Spot glued in the
top left and right sheet corners to the original backing board. Tack holes in
the four sheet corners; overall light toning to the sheet and the backing board;
water stains in the bottom backing board edge, verso; otherwise in good condition.
An early 20th-century
American expressionist work, depicting the first stage of construction
of what was to become a renowned New York City landmark. Frederick Dana
Marsh was the father of Reginald Marsh.
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