{"title":"Christine Kruger","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"coastal-scene-with-cottage-and-sailing-ship-oil-on-canvas-christine-kruger-c-1950s-1970s","title":"Dune Shack and Schooner, Oil on Canvas, Christine Kruger, New Bedford, Late 20th Century","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA weathered shack sits on a grassy dune above the sea, a line of washing strung beside it and a run of sand fencing leading the eye down the slope. Two gulls ride the wind overhead, and far out on the right a two-masted schooner holds the horizon. The sky is the heart of the painting: broad, broken and full of moving light, worked in loose strokes over a coarse, open-weave canvas. Warm dune tones of ochre and olive sit against the cool grey-blues of sea and sky, so the scene feels calm and grounded while the weather still carries a little drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe canvas is presented in a gilt wood frame with a linen liner, a pairing that gives the soft coastal palette a quiet glow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is signed \u003cstrong\u003eChristine Kruger\u003c\/strong\u003e in a fluent script at lower right. It is the work of Christine F. (Sowa) Kruger (c. 1947–2017), who was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, graduated from UMass Dartmouth and worked as a graphic designer at Nameplates For Industry in New Bedford, the city she called home for 48 years. Her obituary remembers her as a talented artist who excelled at painting and who loved going to the beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKruger was her married name, taken around 1969, so the painting dates from that year or later. Its subject belongs to the shore she knew: the dune shacks and sand fences of Cape Cod and the South Coast, and the sails that New Bedford's painters have set on the horizon since the whaling era. Her life and the painting are written up in full on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/artists-christine-kruger\"\u003eChristine Kruger artist page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOriginal coastal landscape painting, dune shack with schooner offshore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew Bedford, Massachusetts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed painting on canvas, gilt wood frame with linen liner\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMarks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned \"Christine Kruger\" in script, lower right\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLate 20th century, after c. 1969\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage condition consistent with age; please see photographs. Condition Guaranteed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of a Kind — 1 Available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Belongs in Your Home\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a painting that opens a wall. Hung above a sofa, a bed or a writing desk, it brings in sky, salt air and a long horizon, and the gilt frame lets it sit easily beside antique wood, linen and brass. It suits a cottage, a coastal home or any room that could use a little more light and distance, and it comes with a name and a New England life attached.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo keep it at its best, hang it out of direct sun and away from heat sources and humidity. Dust the frame with a soft, dry brush, and leave any cleaning of the painted surface to a conservator.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viridian Eclection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42574243856489,"sku":"VE-0003","price":420.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/0093\/9369\/files\/coastal_scene_with_cottage_and_sailing_ship_oil_on_canvas_christine_kruger_c._1950s1970s761583062231334067436765289.jpg?v=1773654182"}],"url":"https:\/\/viridianeclection.com\/collections\/christine-kruger.oembed","provider":"Viridian Eclection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}