John C. Hare watercolor

By verytallguy, 19 October, 2008
Description

This is a John C. Hare painting watercolor painting, titled "Canal in Ghent" I am assuming, based on my internet research that Ghent is Ghent, Belgium. The painting is signed on the bottom right corner and isn't dated.

Category
Fine Art
Medium
watercolor painting
Distinguishing marks
There is a signature at the bottom right. On the back of the frame it says "Canal in Ghent," which I am assuming is the title of the painting.
Condition
Mint
Size and dimensions of this item
22 X 27 inches
Date Period
not sure
Weight
NA
History
I don't know much about the history. It was previously my father's who had bought it at an antique store. I am not sure how much he paid for it.
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
$0 - It was previously my father's
For Sale?
No
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Ben_Thayer

16 years 6 months ago

Although the signature and style appear authentic, this is the only example I've seen where he used his middle initial in the signature.  There is also a Ghent, Virginia (a suburb of Norfolk) that may be a more likely location for the subject.  My decidedly unexpert guess would be anywhere from $800-$1200.00 at auction.
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I own 3 watercolors by John Hare, they are all signed John Hare in the lower right corner. I purchased them in the spring of 2008 at an estate sale. The owner of the art had all of the letters he had received from Mr. Hare, he purchased them all from the artist in March of 1950. The title of each is handwritten on the mat. Mr. Hare mailed 3 large, 10 medium and 8 of the small watercolors. He says in the letter that he is sending more than they had requested, so that there will be more variety from which to choose. Mr. Hare was living in Savyville, L. I, New York on Willow Street.
In 1950, he was selling the larger ones (14 by 17) for $40.00, the medium size for $20 (11 3/4 by 9 1/2) and the smallest watercolors for $10 (8 1/4 by 7)
The three I own are the smaller ones, 2 are of the Cape and one
is of the Maine coast.
All of his letters were signed John Hare.

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Anonymous (not verified)

16 years 1 month ago

I have a very similar picture, most probably from the same location. It too is signed "John C. Hare". The biographical information on the back says that he traveled and studied in Europe, including Belgium. My parents bought it around 15 years ago from a local gallery. The painting is 21x27 inches. The back of the painting says it was originally sold by Wunderly Bros. of Pittsburgh, PA. I have no idea what my parents paid for it.

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I HAVE A WATERCOLOR PAINTING SIGNED BY "JOHN C. HARE" IT WAS PURCHSED AT AN ESTATE SALE. IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED IN EUROPE IN THE 50's OR 60's.

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