
Mending Nets
This gouache painting depicts three figures mending fishing nets on a wooden platform overlooking a rocky coastal cove. The composition features a luminous blue sky and water, characteristic of mid-twentieth-century American regionalism, with the workers rendered in simplified forms wearing practical clothing in tones of blue, yellow, and brown. Wooden boats rest in the foreground while nets and maritime equipment populate the scene, capturing the daily labor of a fishing community. The work exemplifies the Provincetown school's focus on local Cape Cod life and labor, rendered in bold color and expressive brushwork. This piece reflects the artistic interest in documentary subjects and working-class dignity that defined many regional American painters of the era.
- Medium
- Gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Eldred's
🔨 Auction Lot
Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction
May 16, 2026
Estimate: $1,000 – $1,500
Lot 63
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