Gardiner's Bay, Early July, East Hampton, 1997
Oil and paper on canvas
10 x 14 inches
artist
Parkes, a famed restorer of paintings since 1971, currently heads the established Simon Parkes Art Conservation Co. in Manhattan, splitting his time living between New York City, East Hampton, and Swan's Island, Maine. Most recently, a group of his newest paintings was exhibited at W.M. Brady & Co. in Manhattan in 2016.
Description
Inspired by the scenic landscapes of East Hampton, Simon Parkes has been exhibiting his picturesque portraits of Long Island since the mid-1990s. Gardiner's Bay was painted after the namesake body of water that sits between Sag Harbor and Shelter Island.
provenance
W.M. Brady & Co., Inc., 1998
Greenwich Gallery of American Art, acquired from the above
Private Collection, CT, to present
