Shipyard at Gloucester, Mass. c. 1907-1910 by Frederick John Mulhaupt
Shipyard at Gloucester, Mass. c. 1907-1910 by Frederick John Mulhaupt
Frederick John Mulhaupt (American, 1871-1938)
Signed: Mulhaupt, (lower, right)
& noted on verso " Painted by Frederick J. Mulhaupt)
" Shipyard at Gloucester, Mass. ", circa 1907-1910
(inscribed on board verso)
Oil on board
8" x 10"
Original 1 3/4" ornamented frame in bronze finish
Overall Size: 11" x 12 3/4"
Depth: 1 1/2"
" To Arthur From Aunt Leone Mulhaupt",
(written in pencil on frame verso)
Small repairs made to frame, in otherwise very good condition. Ready to be hung and enjoyed.
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Understanding the Painting:
In " Shipyard at Gloucester, Mass.", Mulhaupt looks beyond Gloucester's picturesque coastline to the working harbor itself, filling the foreground with wharves, sheds, lumber, and moored vessels. The tall masts and rigging provide the strongest vertical elements, rising into a pale, hazy sky, while the distant shore is reduced to loosely painted shapes across the water. Mulhaupt uses muted grays, greens, and browns, punctuated by warmer touches of ochre, to convey the weathered character of an active maritime workplace.
About the Artist:
Frederick John Mulhaupt (1871-1938) was a prominent American Impressionist painter known for his harbor scenes and coastal landscapes of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Born in Rock Port, Missouri, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and became a founding member of the Palette and Chisel Club. After working in Chicago, New York, and Europe, he settled in Gloucester in 1922, where he created the marine and harbor paintings that established his reputation as one of Cape Ann's most important artists.