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American School, 20th Century, The Abandoned Wharf at Low Tide, Provincetown, Mass. Watercolor - This impressionistic watercolor on paper depicts a coastal scene in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The composition focuses on a cluster of weathered wooden shacks elevated on stilts over a shoreline, featuring a prominent tall chimney and a lone rowboat resting on the water or mudflats to the right. The artist employed a soft color palette dominated by ochre, muted reds, and blues with loose, atmospheric brushwork to convey a sense of calm and decay. The work is housed in a wide, heavily ornate gilded composite frame featuring deep relief scrolling floral and foliate motifs. A handwritten inscription in cursive is located in the lower right corner and reads The Abandoned Wharf at Low Tide / Provincetown, Mass. No artist signature is visible on the front of the work. The paper substrate is mounted behind glass with a visible mat. Visible image width: 10 1/8 inches Overall frame width: 17 3/8 inches.