Painting

Title:

On Market Street

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

2004.023

Creator:

Marshall, John Thurston (1908-1982)

Place of Origin:

Northboro, MA

Date:

circa 1960

Description:

Landscape painting, On Market Street, by John Thurston Marshall (1908-1982), c. 1960. Oil on canvas. Impasto painting in abstract expressionist style using palette-knife technique. Depicts storefronts on Market Street in Portsmouth with vehicles parked in front. Store signs include "TACKLE", "CLARENCES / Chowder House", and "PORTSMOUTH GALLERY". Signed "J. THURSTON MARSHALL" in black paint, lower right. Center bar of stretcher marked "NO 574 ON MARKET STREET" in black marker. Wood outer frame with gray and white painted inner frame. Edge of canvas exposed.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-30 W-40 inches

Provenance:

Artist gave this and several other paintings to Marlborough (MA) Hospital, where donor practices. Donor was allowed to choose one painting and selected this one.

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Steven E. Salomon

People:

Marshall, John Thurston

Subjects:

Market Street, Portsmouth, NH