Unidentified Ship Painting
Object numberMO 1943.221.1
Name
Painting
Artist
Richard Dey de Ribcowsky
(American Painter, 1880 - 1936)
Artist
Richard Dey de Ribcowsky
(American Painter, 1880 - 1936)
Date1932
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionspainting (painting on stretcher) H 16 1/4 in x W 24 1/4 in (41.3 cm x 61.6 cm )
frame H 18 7/8 in x W 26 7/8 in x D 1 1/2 in (47.9 cm x 68.3 cm x 3.8 cm )
frame H 18 7/8 in x W 26 7/8 in x D 1 1/2 in (47.9 cm x 68.3 cm x 3.8 cm )
DescriptionA painting of the last of the New England coasters plying between Boston, Massachusetts and Portland, Maine. It depicts a nighttime scene, with the moon peeking through the clouds and highlighting a single, unidentified sailing ship at sea with unfurled sails. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower right corner: D. de Ribcowsky. Handwritten in ink on the reverse of the canvas is an inscription that reads: To our Foremost American Cityzen [sp.] / Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, / From Artists And his Admires [sp.] And Friends / In California / A.D. 1932 / Sent by KVM.
The painting is framed in a 1½" gilt wood frame.
Additional DetailsThe painting is framed in a 1½" gilt wood frame.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPrints and Paintings (National Archives Identifier 778817)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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