I found this a while ago but have been sitting on it, thinking I might have a mat cut for it and get it in a frame, but that hasn't happened, and so here it is! I did just figure out that the Benj Sheinwald who signed it was Benjamin S Sheinwald, an architect from Rockport, MA; I found an architectural drawing by him from 1941 that had showed up in an auction. The subject of this piece, a mix of ink, watercolor, and graphite I believe, is Fort Point Channel in Boston, separating downtown from South Boston, with the Fort Point neighborhood the gateway of sorts into South Boston--once home to a colonial era fort, later an industrial district, and now historic lofts, many housing studios and galleries, etc. (The ICA and much new development nearby.) This piece seems to evince the once grittier, industrial character of the area, with pipes emitting trails of smoke, as well as the movement of water traffic across the channel. Very mid-century in character and I think quite lovely and evocative, with a real sense of specificity of place, too.
Paper: 8 1/8" x 5 1/8". Image 5 3/8" x 3 1/2". Slight darkening of paper around painting is toning product of being formerly overlaid with a mat I believe.
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