Marblehead (1956)

Byron returned to Marblehead, Massachusetts repeatedly as evidenced by the dates on a range of pictures. He produced a number of drawings and paintings of this very scene. A couple of smaller paintings of Marblehead were framed for display on a wall in his home. This particular painting, however, was stored for decades without anyone seeing it or thinking about it; when I ran into it last year, I compared it to the others I knew and felt this one was certainly the most buoyant. So I’ve had it framed and have enjoyed it around our house. Priced a bit higher to cover framing . . . and because we’re reluctantly willing to part with it just yet!

His paintings from the 1950s have a distinct style—which is evident here.