Blessing of the Sea
Artist
John Noble
(American, 1874 - 1934)
CultureAmerican
Date1911-13
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 40 1/4 x 50 in. (102.2 x 127 cm)
Overall, Frame: 47 1/2 x 57 1/2 in. (120.7 x 146.1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 47 1/2 x 57 1/2 in. (120.7 x 146.1 cm)
InscribedSigned lower right: John Noble
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2138
Not on view
DescriptionA group of figures walking. Some are holding banners for Christianity. The sea is in the background. A red moon glows in the sky.ProvenanceMrs. Margaret Kairns, New York (daughter of Dr. Kairns, who attended John Noble); The Milch Galleries, New York, 1957; Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 1957; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. to the Chrysler Museum, 1971. Exhibition History"John Noble," Riverside Museum, New York, N.Y., February 1953. "John Noble 1874-1934," Retrospective Exposition, Hammer Galleries, New York, September 22 - October 3, 1959. "The Controversial Century, 1850-1950: Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.," Chrysler Art Museum of Provincetown, Mass.; The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1962. "The Legendary Wichita Bill: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by John Noble," Wichita Art Museum, Kansas, October 23 - November 28, 1982, cat. no. 33. "Behind the Seen: The Chrysler's Hidden Museum," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 21, 2005 - February 19, 2006. "Making and Meaning: Selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art Collection," Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, June 1 - August 11, 2013.Published ReferencesCharles F. Comfort and William S.A. Dale, _The Controversial Century: 1850-1950_, exh. cat., Chrysler Art Museum of Provincetown, Provincetown, Mass., 1962, not paged. Jean-Claude Lesage, _Peintres Américains en Pas-de-Calais: La Colonie d' Étaples_ (Étaples: AMME Éditions, 2007), 117. ISBN: 2-904959-18-1
Giovanni Paolo Panini
1745
