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Old Fish House Saugatuck 1935

Painting
Oil painting of a rustic brown fish shanty standing behind a tipped dock. The blue sky is filled with puffy white clouds and another brown building is cloaked green, summer foliage. Penciled on the back of the canvas is the the text "L??? B. Murdock, Old Fish House, Saugatuck, 1935." A partial tag on the back of frame reads "....nois Society of the Fine Arts, IN..."
Old Fish House Saugatuck 1935 picture number 1
Old Fish House Saugatuck 1935 picture number 2 Old Fish House Saugatuck 1935 picture number 3 Old Fish House Saugatuck 1935 picture number 4 cora bliss 2.jpg 901KB; CR-9-6-1935 Murdock artist.png 192KB -- September 6, 1935 Commercial Record; Research by Eric Gollannek suggests the 1930 Census; Contributed by Eric Gollannek, Sept. 8, 2025

2023.27.01

Easel

Oil

A striking similarity to the painting "Old Wharf -- Saugatuck" by Cora Bliss Taylor, pictured on the cover of a Taylor Art School brochure [shown below, or at 2021.18.90] plus documentation unearthed by Eric Gollannek of a "Mrs. Murdock" attending the Taylor School in 1935 suggest this painting might have been executed as part of a school outing. Further census research by Eric Gollannek suggests the "Old Fish House" artist may be Lucie B Murdock of Mc. Pherson Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri.

Artworks1845 Fishing, commercialBuildings: Lost

Winthers, Sally

2023.27

Cummings, Sam

Donation, unconditional

shantyfishing shackdockriverrusticfishermenworkplaceweatheredworn

stretcher frame, 2" frame

24 in

20 in

AC bay 09

Art Conservation Room

07/07/2023

09/09/2025