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A Saugatuck Friend

A Saugatuck Friend

Painting

Impressionistic painting of a white-haired woman in a white dress sitting with her elbow resting on a white-clothed table. A vase of white flowers on the table. The background is patches of green, blue and yellow. The blue cast in all the light areas of the image strongly suggests the sitter is outside. A golden tag on the silver frame says "A Friend of Ma Heuer, Saugatuck" and "Arthur Klindt Houldberg c. 1919" NOTE in the 2021.30 accession file is an envelope of press clippings, photos of the artist and the model, high quality film positive, artist biography information and more that was compiled by Christine Schwartz.

Along the Kalamazoo

Along the Kalamazoo

Print

This is an etching of landscape along the Kalamazoo River between Saugatuck and Douglas by Carl Hoerman. This is a great example of Hoerman's work on the local area, as well as a great example of composition with the framing of the Kalamazoo river. There are trees and a split rail fence that frame the view in the foreground. Framed in 1" black wood frame.

Bird Boat Builder by Albert Krehbiel

Bird Boat Builder by Albert Krehbiel

Painting

Albert Krehbiel, "Bird Boat Builder", c. 1938 - Oil on board, framed and matted. The painting depicts the rustic boat house, a ship on blocks, and an old truck decked with snow on a gray, winter day. Ghostly bare trees fill the background. The finish on this painting is almost like plaster. There are no brush strokes, but rather, the finish is "built up" with layers of paint or gesso. This gives the artist the ability to "scratch" into this finish and to "wash out" the colors. In this case, the technique is used to create the illusion of grey winter air. Krehbiel, one the Chicago's best-known artists, spent many winters in Saugatuck.

Brown glass vase

Brown glass vase

Object/Artifact

Hand blown art glass vase with multiple colored glass fragments melted into the brown body. Vase has a squared shape and artist's signature scratched in the bottom. Vase was created by Karen Dunn, a local resident, at the Valmont Studio in Saugatuck, between 2005 and 2010.

Carl Bird, Boat Builder by unknown

Carl Bird, Boat Builder by unknown

Painting

Watercolor of the Carl Bird Boat Builder building with a man inside the door, and a fishing tug boat with a man standing in it on the left. Black wood 2.5" frame and 2" beige mat.

Douglas Alley

Douglas Alley

Painting

Watercolor painting of sheds, staircases and trees in a alley in Douglas. Behind glass with a white 3" mat and 1" natural wood frame. Painted by Helen E. Corlett approx. 1940-1950.

Dragonfly on Glass

Dragonfly on Glass

Glassware

4.5" x 7" green, black and yellow glass vase with embossed dragonfly. Made at Ox-Bow by Jerry Catania as a gift to Jean Palmer in 1987. (signed J Catania)

Fish

Fish

Object/Artifact

William Brinka copper and brass sculpture of a fish made at Ox-Bow Summer School of Art in Saugatuck. Given as a gift to Jean Palmer who ran the Ferry Store for many years. It sat on her mantel in the "Mary Kay" house on campus.

Fisherman by Max Gerger

Fisherman by Max Gerger

Painting

Oil painting of an unknown man, a friend of the artist Max Gerger. The subject has white hair, thick eye brows, rosy cheeks, and is wearing a fuzzy scarf. Gerger used to hang out at the docks in Saugatuck and chat with the boatmen and their families, where he painted this. Framed in an original wood frame painted a light green with gold accents. The inner mat is a beige canvas.

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