Sale 2472 - African-American Fine Art, April 5, 2018

became more interested in portraying the natural beauty of the rugged New England coastline - with attention to realism with his studied depictions of the rocky outcrops and foliage. This charming view, while dominated by his naturalist interest in the rock formation of the shore, also captures a glimpse of distant clam diggers in the sandy flats of a Rhode Island inlet. A detailed authentication report, dated March 16, 2014, by art historian Anne Louise Avery, who is currently working on the first catalogue raisonné of Edward Bannister’s work, will accompany the sale of this painting. [12,000/18,000]