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James Thorp Flaherty
View on the Delaware River Opposite Philadelphia

1881

About the Item

JAMES THORP FLAHERTY (American, 1836 1904) On the Delaware Opposite Philadelphia Oil on canvas, 5 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches Framed: 14 x 16 inches (approx.) Signed and dated at lower left: "Flaherty/1881." Inscribed on verso: "On the Delaware/Opposite/Phila"; "829" James Thorp Flaherty lived in Philadelphia and worked in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New England. He exhibited a number of paintings at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, including Morning on the Lake (1869), Drying Sail, Prime Street Wharf (1880), Old Road Near Stroudsburg (1883), Near Gray's Ferry, Near Gloucester, and Near Gloucester Point (all in 1885). In the 1870s he lived in Dublin for some years, traveling in Europe and painting English and French landscapes that were exhibited at the Cincinnati Exposition and the Louisville Industrial Exposition in 1875 and at the Chicago Industral Exposition 1876. Flaherty died in Glenolden, Pennsylvania, in 1904. A painting by the artist sold by The Schwarz Gallery is in the collection of the Philadelphia Maritime Museum.
  • Creator:
    James Thorp Flaherty (1836 - 1904, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1881
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: RS 69291stDibs: LU2390214083812
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