Lot 368: Small Anne Packard Oil on Board Painting, Lone Sailboat

Anne Packard (American, b. 1933) oil on board atmospheric seascape painting depicting a lone sailboat sailing toward a distant horizon under a darkening sky. Signed “A. Packard,” lower left. Housed in a white painted frame with gilt edges and linen mat. Sight: 5 1/2 in. H x 2 1/2 in. W. Frame: 8 1/2 in. H x 5 1/2 in W. Biographical Note: Anne Packard is known for her small-scale paintings. The granddaughter of American painter Max Bohm, Packard attended Bard College and studied with the late Phil Malicoat, but her 20s and 30s were spent mainly as a wife and mother. Her interest in painting was not taken seriously until her 40s, when she began selling her work out of financial necessity. Her contemporary, realist seascapes were well received and she sold paintings for several years out of her home in Hopewell, NJ before opening Packard Gallery in Provincetown, MA in 1988. Her work is in the collections of the New Jersey State Museum, the Provincetown Art Association, and the Oglethorpe University Museum. The Cape Cod Museum of Fine Art hosted a major retrospective of her work in 2006. 

CONDITION: Painting in excellent condition. Frame with several small chips and losses, including at lower corners. Light grime/staining to mat.