Drying sails I, 1926 signed 'Fortune' (lower right) and signed and titled 'Charlton Fortune / Drying Sails' (on the reverse) oil on canvas board 12 1/2 x 16in overall: 20 1/2 x 24in
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Footnotes
PROVENANCE: Collection of the artist By descent through the artist's family Collection of James R. Fortune, Monterey, California
EXHIBITED: Monterey, Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Colors & Impressions: The Early Work of E. Charlton Fortune, September 23, 1989 - October 15, 1990. Traveled to The Oakland Museum. Carmel, Carmel Art Association, E. Charlton Fortune 1885 - 1969, August 2 - September 5, 2001, no. 34, full page illustration.
LITERATURE: Carmel Art Association, E. Charlton Fortune 1885 - 1969, Burnaby, British Columbia, 2001, p.71, 117, no. 34, full page illustration.