The Quiet Observer of the Coast Sol Wilson lived a life shaped by movement and the shifting light of the American coast. Born in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1896, he arrived in America in 1901, eventually finding a permanent home in New York City. His hands were often stained with the materials of his trade, whether it was the soft texture of crayons on cardboard or the precise application of gouache and graphite on board. He spent much of his time in the salt air of Provincetown and Rockport, Massachusetts, where the sea became a constant companion to his brush. He was a man who understood the w…