Image Credit: On the Manasquan, c. 1910. Edward Boulton (1866 - 1927). Private Collection. Photo credit: Lynnette Mager Wynn.
Coastal Impressions: Painters of the Jersey Shore (1880-1940)
April 26 – October 27, 2013
Watch the NJTV Documentary
In this short documentary, producer Susan Wallner visits the exhibition at Morven to see the paintings by early Jersey Shore Impressionists and those who followed them. Painters of the Jersey Shore is a production of State of the Arts NJ, an NJTV program, and was featured on NJTV and WHYY-TV.
Sponsors: Saul Ewing LLP, Rago Arts and Auction Center, Pleasant Hill Foundation, New Jersey Historical Commission, Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty, PC Wealth Management, and Jack Morton Exhibits
Jersey Shore Impressionists: The Fascination of Sun and Sea 1880-1940
by Roy Pedersen, Forward by Richard Boyle
The book, by Lambertville art dealer and historian Roy Pedersen, breaks new ground in the history of American art by recognizing the distinct influence of New Jersey and its beloved Shore on impressionist era American painters . This book establishes – for the first time – a category of impressionist American painters who focused on, or were profoundly influenced by, the landscapes and seascapes of this Shore.
Through the works of Edward Boulton, Wyatt Eaton, Albert Reinhart, Alice Doughton, Julius Golz, Charles Freeman, Ida and Clara Stroud, John F. Peto, Mildred Miller, Thomas Anshutz, Hugh Campbell, and Carrie Sanborn (to name a few), this exhibition illustrates the history of artists who lived, worked and drew inspiration from New Jersey’s famous shores. The show also examines the prolific artist colonies that flourished here, producing an output that rivaled better-known artist enclaves up and down the east coast.