Collectors Edition - July 14th
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 12:00PM EDT
Lot 492
Evening Sail (1981) by American Impressionist artist Richard Earl Thompson
Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000
Starting Bid
$500
Bid Increments
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
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| $100,000 | $5,000 |
Evening Sail (1981) by American Impressionist artist Richard Earl Thompson is an oil on canvas seascape depicting a solitary figure navigating a small sailboat across a calm body of water at dusk.
Visual Composition & Style
- Subject Matter: The central focus features a lone individual standing or sitting inside a traditional masted sailboat. The boat sits gently on quiet, reflective waters under an expansive evening sky.
- Artistic Style: True to Thompson's reputation as a 20th-century master of light and color, the painting heavily utilizes French Impressionist techniques. It employs soft, visible dabs and layered brushstrokes to masterfully capture the fleeting textures of twilight.
- Color Palette: The scene uses a warm, muted atmosphere. Soft gold, cream, and pink tones in the sky bleed downward, creating light reflections and shimmering gradients across the calm water surface.
Artist: Richard Earl Thompson (American, 1914–1991).
- Title & Date: Evening Sail, produced in 1991.
- Medium: Oil on canvas.
- Signatures: The work is signed and dated by the artist in the lower-left corner.
- Framing: It is housed in an ornate, heavy gilded gold-finished frame with classic corner ornamentations.
- Dimensions: 33X39
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