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SPONGE MARKET, NASSAU A vibrant painting of the sponge market in Nassau by Stephen Etnier (1903-1984) demonstrating the artist’s focus on light’s role in creating atmosphere and texture. Born in York County, Pennsylvania, Etnier had a career that spanned six decades concentrating on the areas surrounding his home in Maine and the islands of the Caribbean. Signed and dated 1939, lower right. Oil on canvas, 29" x 34". Publications: New York Times (1/7/1940); Art Digest (1/15/1940):21. Illustrated in Stephen Etnier 1903–1984, A Retrospective fig. 21, exhibition catalog, Historical Society of York County, 1989. Exhibitions: Milch Galleries, 1940; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Second Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, 1940;The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 137th Annual, 1942; M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, 1945. 9 Center Square, New Oxford PA 17350 717-495-3395  kellykinzle@comcast.net Visit us online at: KellyKinzleAntiques.com