Lot 1141
George Hitchcock (American, 1850-1913), Ships Moored at Shore
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Sheet sight 13 x 20 in.; Frame dimensions 20 3/4 x 27 3/4 in.
Private North Carolina Collection
George Hitchcock was an American painter known for his depictions of Dutch daily life. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Hitchcock earned degrees from Brown University and Harvard Law School. Later, he went to London and Paris, where he studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art and the Académie Julian under Gustave Boulanger and Jules-Joseph Lefebvre.
Hitchcock’s artistic breakthrough came after relocating to the Netherlands in the early 1880s. Enchanted by the Dutch countryside, he established a studio in the coastal village of Egmond aan Zee. There, he founded an international art summer school, attracting artists from across Europe and the United States. This colony, often associated with the Egmondse School, became a vital hub for the cross-pollination of artistic ideas.
He exhibited at the Paris Salon, and across Europe and the United States. Hitchcock was honored internationally and belonged to several major European art academies. His artwork can be found in major museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Toning to the sheet, hinge mounted with acid-free tape to the mat at the upper edge.
