At the Shore

Artist Alfred Maurer (1868 - 1932)

Date1901

MediumOil on board

Dimensions23 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (59.7 x 48.9 cm)
Framed: 31 3/4 × 27 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2005.15

Accession number 2005.15

On View

On view

ProvenanceEstate of the Artist, 1932; to Hudson D. Walker [1907-1976], ca. 1940; to Curt Valentin [1902-1954]; to Estate of Curt Valentin, 1954; Richard Sisson; (Babcock Galleries, New York, NY), 1963; Raymond J. Horowitz [1916-2005]; to Estate of Raymond J. Horowitz, 2005; to (Adelson Galleries, Inc., New York, NY), 2005; to (Sotheby's Inc, New York, NY), 2005; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2005
Label TextBeachgoers at the center of Alfred Maurer’s painting are drawn to a novel sight: a monkey performing for their entertainment. The figure in black turned away from us is the organ grinder and if you look closely you can see a strap across his back and a single wooden leg of the organ extending to the ground. At the Shore likely depicts a beach on Long Island, a popular escape from the congested streets of New York City.

Los visitantes de la playa que ocupan el centro del cuadro de Alfred Maurer se sienten atraídos por una visión novedosa: un mono que actúa para entretenerlos. La figura de negro que nos da la espalda es el organillero; si observa con atención, podrá ver una correa que le atraviesa la espalda y una única pata de madera del órgano que se extiende hasta el suelo. En la costa representa una playa de Long Island, un escape popular de las congestionadas calles de la Ciudad de Nueva York.