Francis McComas (Fingal, Tasmania, Australia, 1874 - 1938, Pebble Beach, California)
Oaks of Monterey, California, 1904
Watercolor on rag paper , 24.1 x 30.8 cm (9 1/2 x 12 1/8 in.)
This horizontal watercolor painting depicts a landscape of ancient oak trees along the coast of Monterey, California. In the foreground is flat, barren earth. Large leaf-filled trees fill the midground. In the background, patches of blue ocean are visible along a coastline in the distance. The sky is mostly cloudy, but there are a few patches of blue showing through the branches. The ground and trees are painted in muted tones of brown and green. The artist’s signature is visible in the lower right corner.
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Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 423.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 38.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 142, ill.
Object details
Accession number
P3n13
Primary Creator
Francis McComas (Fingal, Tasmania, Australia, 1874 - 1938, Pebble Beach, California)
Full title
Oaks of Monterey, California
Creation Date
1904
Provenance
Gift of Francis McComas to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 21 March 1904.
Marks
Inscribed (lower right): Francis McComas, 1904
Inscribed (on a label affixed to the frame): Oaks of Monterey, California / No. 18
Dimensions
24.1 x 30.8 cm (9 1/2 x 12 1/8 in.)
Display Media
Watercolor on rag paper
Dimension Notes
Frame: 40 x 46.7 cm (15 3/4 x 18 3/8 in.)
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Blue Room
Bibliography
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1905), p. 2.Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 423.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 38.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 142, ill.
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Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.