Although unsigned, the painting is dated July of 1891 and features Tibalau Beach, Maubara, Liguica Timor. LaFarge and Henry Adams passed by Timor that month as part of the South Pacific tour. The "rumah bulat" huts on the beach add as sense of romanticism.
Watercolor & gouache on mechanical reproduction: Provenance: Given to Albert Stickney, John La Farge’s attorney, in payment for legal services; Literature: James Yarnall, John La Farge in Paradise: The Painter and His Muse, Newport, RI: Wm Vareika Fine Arts, 1995, p 168, color illus, p 169, no 231
Size of each: 11.5 x 4.5 inches
This poetic landscape by John LaFarge is included in our annual catalog of American Paintings. Please call the gallery for a complimentary copy of the catalog. We welcome your inquiry.
