Anne Milstead
Barnegat Lighthouse
American: c. 1970s
Watercolor on paper
22.25 x 15 inches, overall
$300

Tranquil beach scene featuring the Barnegat Lighthouse in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. The red and white lighthouse and adjoining storage shed are viewed from behind a rise just beyond the grassy dunes of the beach. Seagulls glide by on the rising ocean air.

The Barnegat Lighthouse, an icon of the Jersey Shore, is recognizable from its white base and red upper half. The current structure depicted in this watercolor is 165 feet tall and has 217 steps, and was built as a replacement to the original lighthouse that was destroyed during a storm in 1856. It was decommissioned in 1927, though used by the Coast Guard during World War II.

Condition: Generally very good with the usual light wear to edges.

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