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Marston Dean — HODGIN (Ohio/California, 1903-2003), Floral Still Life
Marston Dean

HODGIN (Ohio/California, 1903-2003), Floral Still Life

This oil painting depicts a lively floral arrangement in a white vase set against a muted gray-blue background. Pink roses, coral flowers, and yellow blooms are clustered together with verdant green foliage, rendered in loose, expressive brushwork characteristic of early twentieth-century still life painting. The composition balances warm floral tones against cool background hues, creating visual depth through gestural paint application. The work exemplifies the regional painting tradition of mid-century Cape Cod and Provincetown artists who favored intimate domestic subjects treated with modernist sensibility.

Medium
Oil on cardboard panel
Dimensions

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Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction

May 16, 2026

Estimate: $400$600

Lot 102

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Marston Dean, HODGIN (Ohio/California, 1903-2003), Floral Still Life

This oil painting depicts a lively floral arrangement in a white vase set against a muted gray-blue background. Pink roses, coral flowers, and yellow blooms are clustered together with verdant green foliage, rendered in loose, expressive brushwork characteristic of early twentieth-century still life painting. The composition balances warm floral tones against cool background hues, creating visual depth through gestural paint application. The work exemplifies the regional painting tradition of mid-century Cape Cod and Provincetown artists who favored intimate domestic subjects treated with modernist sensibility.

Medium
Oil on cardboard panel
Dimensions
43.2 x 33 cm
Seen at
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, United States

Related themes

Loose Brushwork, Domestic Interior, Botanical Subject, Pink Roses, White Vase, Interior Subject, Regional American Art, Warm Color Palette, Still Life Genre, Floral Still Life, Gestural Abstraction, Oil Painting, Cape Cod Painting, Early Modern Art, Provincetown School, Expressionist Style, Flower Arrangement, Cardboard Panel, Twentieth Century American, Cool Gray Background

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