AW383: Eugene Higgins "The Ferry Boat" Oil on Canvas Painting Museum Provenance

Eugene Higgins "The Ferry Boat" Oil on Canvas Laid to Board Painting Museum Provenance. Deaccessioned from the Museum of Fine Arts - Houston. Presentation page on bottom of frame reads " The Ferry Boat Eugene Higgins.". The verso inscription written in pencil on board "On the Ferry Boat Eugene Higgins 360 W 22 city Glass 9246 A751". The verso tag reads "The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Deaccessioned on 3-19-2007" Inscription on the paper affixed to the back of the frame reads: "950-1 51-10 482-4911 On The Ferry Boat Eugene Higgins Grand Central Galleries"

Dimensions: Sight 8" x 14"; Frame 15" x 21 1/2"

COMMENTS: Eugene Higgins (born 1874 in Kansas City, Missouri, died 1958 in New York City  He studied in at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the Academe Julian.  Higgins subject matter was often melancholy, dealing with struggle and loss.  His traditional painting style is often said to be more influenced by European painters than american.  This is sometimes noted as the reason why his he has had less of an impact than his American contemporaries.