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The document provides biographies of American painters from the 19th and 20th centuries such as Levi Wells Prentice, Susan Waters, and Glenn Harrington.

Levi Wells Prentice is best known for his precisely textured and exquisitely rendered still life compositions featuring luscious fruits of vibrant color and dramatic contrast.

In addition to painting domestic animals (dogs and cats) and wild animals (rabbits and squirrels), Susan Waters began painting farm animals (chickens, lambs, cows and sheep).

AMERICAN

PAINTINGS
November 3, 2013 through January 31, 2014
FRONT COVER (Detail)
(see Plate No. 15 for full image)

EDWARD WILLIS REDFIELD


1869 - 1965 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

Lumberville Bridge
oil on canvas, 26 inches x 32 inches
signed at lower right: "E W Redfield"

1. (facing page)
LEVI WELLS PRENTICE
1851 - 1935 / New York, New York

Apples
oil on canvas, 24 inches x 20 inches
signed at lower right: "L.W. Prentice"

Levi Wells Prentice was born in rural Lewis County, New York and
raised on his family’s farm. A self-taught painter, Prentice travelled
through the Adirondack Mountains of New York state, painting land-
scapes and portraits. After moving to Brooklyn, NY, Prentice became a
member and exhibitor at the Brooklyn Art Association. Shortly thereaf-
ter, Prentice left Brooklyn and settled in Philadelphia, PA. The change in
scenery from country to city shaped Prentice’s painting, and his subject
matter shifted to from landscapes to still lifes. Levi Wells Prentice is best
known for his precisely textured and exquisitely rendered still life com-
positions featuring luscious fruits of vibrant color and dramatic contrast.
Prentice is represented in the Adirondack Museum, the New York State
Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Montclair Art Mu-
seum, the Philbrook Museum of At and the Yale University Art Gallery.
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3.
FRANK F. ENGLISH
1854 - 1922 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Country Landscape with Figure


oil on board, 13½ inches x 11½ inches
signed at lower right: "F.F. English"

2.
SUSAN WATERS
1823 - 1900 / Friendsville, Pennsylvania

Untitled, Figures in Seascape


oil on canvas, 36 inches x 52 inches
signed at lower right

Susan Catherine (Moore) Waters was born in Binghamton, New York; as a


young girl, she was considered an artistic prodigy. In 1841, Susan married Wil-
liam C. Waters, who appreciated his wife's artistic talent and encouraged its
development. From 1843 through 1846, Susan Waters painted portraits in many
small towns throughout Pennsylvania and New York.
Susan and William Waters established a photography business, taking fine am-
brotypes and daguerreotypes, while Susan continued to paint portraits. Susan
began to expand the subjects of her paintings to include still lifes and animals,
often combining the two in one painting. In addition to painting domestic
animals (dogs and cats) and wild animals (rabbits and squirrels), Susan Waters
began painting farm animals (chickens, lambs, cows and sheep).
Susan Waters exhibited at the 1876 International Exposition in Philadelphia.
Her paintings are part of the collections of the New York State Historical Asso-
ciation, the Newark Museum, the Arnot Art Museum, Wiltshire College, and
the Cortland County Historical Society.

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4.
HENRY BAYLEY SNELL
1858 - 1943 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

Fisherman's Cove
Frank F. English is known for his delicate paintings depicting bucolic landscapes and oil on board, 13 ½ inches x 12 ½ inches
scenes from life in the countryside. English painted in oil, pastel, and watercolor. Frank
English was born in Louisville, KY and lived in Claymont, DE and Philadelphia, PA be-
fore settling in Point Pleasant, Bucks County, PA. English studied at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA with instructors Thomas Anshutz and Tho-
mas Eakins. Frank F. English exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the
Art Club of Philadelphia and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Fran-
cisco, CA. English was a member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club, where he taught, and
in later years, served as its Vice-President.

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The following are works from a sketchbook by Henry Snell dated 1899;
the artist, by family descent, private collection, Virginia

HENRY BAYLEY SNELL


1858 - 1943 / New Hope, Pennsylvania
/ Gloucester, Massachusetts

5.
New England Seascape, Rocks and Sailboat
pencil drawing on paper, 3 ½ inches x 5 ¼ inches

6.
Boathouse and Rocks
pencil drawing on paper, 3 ¾ inches x 5 ¾ inches

Henry Bayley Snell was born in Richmond, England and emigrated


to the United States at the age of 18. While working at an engineer-
ing firm and a lithography studio, Snell began taking art classes at
The Art Students League in New York, NY.

After marrying in 1888, Henry Snell and his wife Florence visited
painter William Lathrop and his wife in scenic Bucks County, PA.
Shortly thereafter, the Snells left New York to settle in Bucks
County, where Henry Snell joined Lathrop in the artist colony known
as the New Hope School of American Impressionism. Henry Snell’s
skill as a plein air landscape painter led to his employment as an art
instructor at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, a posi-
tion he held for 40 years. Snell frequently travelled with his students
on painting expeditions to locations around the world. In addition to
his outstanding landscapes, Henry Snell is also known for his paint-
ings of coastal scenes featuring Cornwall, England, and for his paint-
ings of harbor scenes of Gloucester, MA and Boothbay Harbor, ME.

Snell exhibited (with frequent awards) at the Boston Art Club, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Arts Club
of Philadelphia, the National Academy of Design, the Nashville Expo, the St. Louis Expo, the Pan-American Expo, the Worcester Museum, the Cor-
coran Gallery of Art, the Pan-Pacific Expo and the Salmagundi Club. Henry Snell was a member of the National Academy, the American Watercolor
Society, the Society of American Artists, the Lotus Club, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

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7.
Woman by the Sea
pencil drawing on paper, 3 ¼ inches x 4 ½ inches

8.
Figures with Fire Truck
pencil drawing on paper, 4 inches x 5 ½ inches

9.
Dock Scene with Figures
pencil drawing on paper, 5 inches x 3 ¾ inches

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10. Born in Painesville, Ohio, William Lathrop was raised on his family’s
WILLIAM LANGSON LATHROP farm, and demonstrated an early interest and aptitude in art. Leaving the
1859 - 1938 / New Hope, Pennsylvania farm, Lathrop moved to New York and worked as an illustrator and
etcher. William Lathrop was never formally trained as an artist, though
he did learn from other artists that he knew, including John Twachtman,
Delaware Water Gap
J. Alden Weir, Henry Ward Ranger and William Merritt Chase. William
oil on canvas, 21 ¾ inches x 25 inches
Lathrop’s career as a painter was launched after he entered the annual
signed at lower right: "W. Lathrop"
exhibition of the American Watercolor Society in New York and was
Provenance: Private Collection - New York awarded the top honor, the Evans Prize. Glowing accolades in the New
York Times led to Lathrop's representation in galleries nationwide.
William Lathrop was one of America's premier landscape painters in the William Lathrop and his wife moved to New Hope, PA and became the
late 19th and early 20th centuries. Considered the founder of the New center of its newly developing artist community. Lathrop exhibited at the
Hope Colony of Pennsylvania Impressionists, Lathrop was known for Panama-Pacific International Exposition, where he was awarded a gold
painting rustic landscapes of oil and watercolor that skillfully convey medal; he was also elected a member of the National Academy of De-
mood. Using a muted palette of colors, Lathrop began as a Tonalist; later, sign. William Lathrop’s paintings are represented in numerous museum
Lathrop expanded his range of colors to include brighter shades as he collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smith-
evolved into an Impressionist. sonian American Art Museum.
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11.
PAUL BERNARD KING
1867 - 1947 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
for Harper’s and Life magazines and continued his studies at the Art Stu-
Early Winter dents League under the instruction of Henry Siddons Mowbray. King
oil on canvas mounted on board, 50 inches x 60 inches then lived in Europe, studying with Willy Sluiter, Evert Pieters and Ber-
signed at lower left: "Paul King" nard Bloomers. Paul King returned to America and established a studio
in Philadelphia, PA. King exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the
Exhibition labels on reverse: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery, the Car-
City Art Museum of St. Louis, Art Association of Newport, and the Na- negie International and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
tional Academy of Design. Winner of the first Altman Prize for Land- Paul King was awarded the Shaw Prize, the Inness Prize and the Isidor
scape, National Academy of Design, in 1923. Prize from the Salmagundi Club, a bronze medal from the National Arts
Club, and the First Altman Prize from the National Academy of Design.
Paul King began his artistic career as a lithographer. While becoming an King’s talent and ability was frequently recognized and acknowledged by
accomplished printer, King enrolled as a student at the newly founded his artistic peers, critics of the art world and the general public. Paul
Buffalo Art Students League, working with such noted artists as George King’s artistic mastery and versatility are evident in his rural landscapes,
Bridgman. After moving to New York City, King worked as an illustrator marine paintings, and winter scenes.
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WALTER ELMER SCHOFIELD
1867 - 1944 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

12.
Montreuil-sur-Mer/ The Market
oil on board, 7 ⅜ inches x 9 ⅜ inches
inscribed on reverse: “Montreuil-sur-Mer/
The Market/ W.E. Schofield” by the son of the artist

12A.
Bruges Canal Scene
oil on board, 28 inches x 36 inches Gabriel Ferrier, and Henri Doucet. Upon his return to the United States,
Signed at lower left center “Schofield” Walter Schofield travelled to Bucks County, PA to visit his friend Ed-
inscribed on reverse: “Montreuil-sur-Mer/ The Market/ W.E. Schofield” ward Redfield and became enamored with Redfield's plein air snow scene
by the son of the artist paintings. Schofield joined Redfield in painting outdoors and enjoyed
braving the harshest of elements while creating his compositions. After
marrying a British woman, Schofield moved to the St. Ives artist colony
in Cornwall, England, but continued to visit the United States frequently.
Walter Elmer Schofield was a highly regarded painter of impressionist
landscapes who is best known for his snow scenes and marine vistas. Schofield received awards from the Paris Salon, the Carnegie Institute,
Schofield enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in the Buenos Aires Exhibition, the Panama-Pacific International Exposi-
Philadelphia, PA and studied under acclaimed painter and instructor tion, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Thomas Anshutz. At PAFA, Schofield met fellow painters John Sloan, Fine Arts. Schofield’s work can be found in the permanent collections
Robert Henri and Edward Redfield. Schofield also attended the Acadé- of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the
mie Julian in Paris, where he studied under Adolphe Bouguereau, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Luxembourg Museum in
Paris, the James A. Michener Art Museum and the Smithsonian Institute.
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13.
MATILDA BROWNE
1869 - 1947 /
Greenwich, Connecticut

Peonies
d. 1907
oil on board,
11 ½ inches x 14 inches
signed at lower right:
"Matilda Browne"
Original Carrig Rohane
Frame #496
From the Private Collection of
The Gratz Family, Pennsylvania

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Matilda Browne was the neighbor of


noted artist Thomas Moran, who invited the young Matilda into his to her by her male colleagues demonstrated her extraordinary talent
studio and encouraged her to experiment with painting. With lessons, and finely honed skills. Matilda Browne was even asked to paint on
Matilda’s natural talent blossomed quickly; at age 12, one of her floral panels of doors in the Florence Griswold mansion in Old Lyme, an
paintings was accepted into an exhibition at the National Academy of honor not granted to any other woman.
Design in New York. Browne subsequently studied floral painting
with Eleanor and Kate Greatorex and Frederick Freer, then studied Matilda Browne exhibited at the Paris Salon, the National Academy of
animal painting in Europe with Julian Dupre and Henry Bisbing. Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts. Browne was awarded the Dodge Prize and the Third
Upon her return to New York, Matilda Browne began studying live- Hallgarten Prize from the National Academy of Design, and honors
stock painting with Carleton Wiggins, and began spending time in Old from the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts and the Greenwich Art
Lyme, Connecticut. Browne became the first woman artist welcomed Association. With her floral paintings, landscapes and livestock scenes,
into the artist colony at Old Lyme; the respect and recognition granted Matilda Browne stands among the greats of American Impressionism.
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14.
EDWARD WILLIS REDFIELD throughout Europe, Redfield and his French wife settled on a farm by
1869 - 1965 / New Hope, Pennsylvania the Delaware Canal in Bucks County, PA.
Edward Redfield became known for his large, plein-air landscapes that
Brittany Houses were usually painted in “one-go” outdoors on location. A robust man of
oil on canvas, 18 ¾ inches x 22 inches great vigor, Redfield was legendary for painting during the extreme win-
signed at lower right: "E W Redfield 1908"" ters of Pennsylvania. On bitter cold and blustery days, Redfield could
often be seen standing amidst the snow with his canvas strapped to a
Edward Redfield was, in his time, the best-known landscape painter in tree, thinning his paint with linseed oil and painting a winter landscape.
the United States. Born in Bridgeville, DE, Redfield studied at the Penn- Edward Redfield is best known for his bold, thick impasto and his vi-
sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Thomas Anshutz and Thomas brant color that creates an intense, rugged impressionism. Among Red-
Hovenden, and studied at the Academie Julian in Paris, France with Wil- field’s paintings are bucolic scenes of Europe, seascapes of coastal
liam Bouguereau and Tony Robert-Fleury. After travelling and painting Maine, and the Bucks County countryside.
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Edward Redfield is one of the most highly awarded artists in American 15.
history. Redfield’s honors include those earned during his exhibits at the EDWARD WILLIS REDFIELD
Paris Exposition, the Pan-American Exposition, the Paris Salon, the Pa- 1869 - 1965 / New Hope, Pennsylvania
nama-Pacific Exposition, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Na- Lumberville Bridge
tional Academy of Design. Edward Redfield’s paintings are part of many oil on canvas, 26 inches x 32 inches
prominent collections, including the Smithsonian National Gallery of signed at lower right: "E W Redfield"
Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Boston Museum of Art, the
Chicago Institute of Art, the Los Angeles Museum, the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the
Museum Luxembourg in Paris, France.
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EDWARD WILLIS REDFIELD
1869 - 1965 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

16.
Crossing the Bar
oil on panel, 12 inches x 14 inches
signed and titled on reverse: "Crossing the Bar
Edward Redfield NA"
Manana Island, across from
Monhegan Island in Maine
Provenance:
Private Collection - Main Line, Pennsylvania

17.
From Lumberville to Raven Rock
oil on panel, 4 ¼ inches x 6 inches
This painting was originally painted on the top of a
wood playing card box (for 2 decks of cards). A
local couple from Doylestown played bridge with
Mrs. Redfield and others, but “Pop” Redfield didn't
play and passed the time sketching. The couple
won the contribution for the winning hand, and
the card box sat in their parlor for many years.
Over time, the painting was removed from the box
and framed.

Provenance: Private Collection -


Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Authentication and provenance
documented by Dr. Thomas Folk

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18.
CHARLES MORRIS YOUNG
1869 - 1964 / Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Charles Morris Young is known for his light-filled, atmospheric impres-
sionist landscapes that feature his skilled brushwork and lively color pal-
ette. Young painted a variety of subjects in a wide range of scenery,
Gettysburg Farm
painting as he traveled and vacationed. Among Charles Morris Young’s
oil on canvas, 32 inches x 48 inches
acclaimed paintings are scenes of coastal seascapes in Maine, maritime
signed and dated at lower right
communities in Connecticut, and bucolic scenes in Pennsylvania.
Charles Morris Young exhibited frequently and was highly honored, re-
ceiving awards for his paintings exhibited at the Carnegie Institute, the
Charles Morris Young was born in Gettysburg, PA and was a self-taught Buenos Aries Exposition, the Panama-Pacific Exposition, and the Penn-
artist who, as a young man, painted and sold his watercolors of Civil War sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Young was a member of the National
battlefields. Later, Young enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Academy of Design and the Philadelphia Art Club. Though hundreds of
Fine Arts and studied with Thomas Anshutz and Robert Vonnoh. his paintings were destroyed in a fire, many remain and are displayed in
Charles Morris Young also studied in Europe, formally at the Academie the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Boston Art Club,
Colarossi in Paris, France and informally at the studios of European the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
painters, including Claude Monet’s studio at Giverny, France. Arts.
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19.
HUGH BRECKENRIDGE
1870 - 1937 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania River Landscape


oil on canvas, 27 inches x 18 inches
signed at lower right: “Hugh H. Breckenridge”

Born in Leesburg, VA, Hugh Breckenridge’s


artistic career blossomed in Philadelphia, PA.
Breckenridge was first a student at the Pennsyl-
vania Academy of the Fine Arts, and later be-
came one of its finest instructors, teaching art
there for more than forty years. Hugh Brecken-
ridge also taught art with Thomas Anshutz at the
Darby School in Fort Washington, PA, and later,
opened his own art school, the Breckenridge
School of Art, in Gloucester, MA. While a stu-
dent Breckenridge was awarded a scholarship to
travel in Europe and to attend the Academie
Julian in Paris, France, where he studied with
William A. Bouguereau.
Hugh Breckenridge is best known for his color-
ful impressionist landscapes and his finely ren-
dered portraits. Throughout his career, Brecken-
ridge demonstrated his stylistic versatility, shift-
ing from impressionism to modernist abstrac-
tion. Hallmarks of Hugh Breckenridge’s work
are his signature brushwork and his boundless
explorations into color.
Hugh Breckenridge exhibited and received
awards at the Paris Expo, the Pan American
Expo, the Washington Watercolor Club, the
Philadelphia Art Club, the Buenos Aires
Expo, and the Pan-Pacific Expo. Breckenridge
was elected an associate of the National Acad-
emy of Design. Hugh Breckenridge’s works are
on display at the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, the Delgado Museum of Art, and the
San Francisco Museum of Art.

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20.
JOHN WELLS JAMES
1873 - 1951 /
Solebury, Pennsylvania

River Landscape
oil on canvas, 18 inches x
20 inches

John Wells James was an


impressionist painter
known for his vibrant
landscapes. Born in
Brooklyn, New York,
James was a self-taught
artist who was also a suc-
cessful businessman, serv-
ing as president of Towns
& James, a wholesale drug company. John Wells James’ talents extended
into woodworking; he enjoyed crafting fine furniture and was a skilled John Wells James travelled and painted in Spain, France and New Eng-
frame maker. land. Drawn by the picturesque towns and countryside of scenic Bucks
Influenced by fellow Brooklyn painter James Knox, John Wells James is County, Pennsylvania, James eventually settled in one of its communities,
known for his impasto technique whose layered brush strokes create a Solebury. John Wells James was a frequent exhibitor at the Phillips Mill
wonderful dimension of texture on his scenic landscapes. James was a juried art shows in New Hope, PA. James also exhibited at the Corcoran
member of the Allied Artists of America, the Salmagundi Club, the Gallery of Art, the National Academy of Design, the Carnegie Institute,
Brooklyn Painters Society, the Rockport Artists Society, and the Ameri-
can Federation of Artists. and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

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JOHN WELLS JAMES
1873 - 1951 / Solebury, Pennsylvania

21.
Tinkers Lane
oil on board, 8 inches x 10 inches

22.
Sunday Morning
oil on board, 8 inches x 10 inches
signed at lower left: “John Wells James”

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23.
JOHN WELLS JAMES
1873 - 1951 / Solebury, Pennsylvania

Winter
oil on board, 16 inches x 20 inches
signed at lower right: “John Wells James”

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JOHN WELLS JAMES
1873 -1951 / Solebury, Pennsylvania

24.
New Hope Barge
oil on board, 13 inches x 16 inches

25.
New Hope Barn
oil on board, 13 inches x 16 inches
signed and dated at lower left:
“John Wells James 1924”

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JOHN WELLS JAMES
1873 - 1951 / Solebury, Pennsylvania

26.
Ferry Street
oil on board, 13 inches x 16 inches

27.
Road to Town
oil on board, 13 inches x 16 inches
signed at lower left: “John Wells James”

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28.
HENRY R. MACGINNIS
1875 - 1962 / Trenton, New Jersey

Jane Erwin
oil on canvas, 41 inches x 30 inches
signed at upper right: "H. R. MacGinnis"

Provenance: From the Estate of the Artist

Henry MacGinnis was born in Indiana and


began his art studies there, under the tute-
lage of artists T.C. Steele, J.O. Adams and
William Forsyth. In 1900, MacGinnis trav-
eled to Europe, where he painted and stud-
ied for five years, and where his work was
awarded Honorable Mention from the Royal
Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany.
In 1906, MacGinnis moved to Trenton,
New Jersey and became the head of the Art
Department at the Industrial Art School,
replacing noted artist Rae Sloan Bredin.
Soon, Henry MacGinnis joined in exhibi-
tions with the New Hope Circle and be-
friended Harry Leith-Ross and John Folins-
bee. Henry MacGinnis quickly became
known for his stellar portraits. MacGinnis
also painted seascapes of coastal New Jersey,
Massachusetts, and Nova Scotia, and land-
scapes in New Hampshire, Vermont, and
the Delaware River Valley.
In 1908, Henry MacGinnis received notable
honors when his painting “New Hampshire
Hills” was selected for special exhibit by
William Merritt Chase, chairman of the Ex-
hibition Committee for the 19th Annual
Exhibition of the Philadelphia Art Club.
MacGinnis was highly regarded, exhibited
frequently, and was a member of the Audu-
bon Artists, the Hoosier Salon, the Salma-
gundi Club, and the Allied Artists.

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29.
ERNEST LAWSON
1873 - 1939 /
New York, New York
Evening Landscape

oil on canvas,
20 inches x 24 inches
signed and dated at lower right:
"E. Lawson, 1914"

Ernest Lawson was born in


Nova Scotia, Canada and raised
in Kansas City, MO, where he
studied at the Kansas City Art
Institute. After moving to New
York, Lawson enrolled in the
Art Students League and studied under John Twachtman. During the
summers, Ernest Lawson continued his studies with Twachtman and ship with William Glackens, Ernest Lawson joined a group of New York
J.Alden Weir at their Cos Cob, Connecticut art school, where he began painters known as “The Eight”, who shared a common bond in oppos-
painting en plein air. In 1893, Lawson moved to France and enrolled at ing academicism, and who organized their own landmark exhibition at
the Academie Julian in Paris, studying with Jean Paul Laurens and Benja- the MacBeth Galleries in 1908. Lawson also exhibited at the ground-
min Constant. During his time in France, Ernest Lawson shared a Paris breaking Armory Show of 1913.
studio with W. Somerset Maugham (and is believed to be the inspiration
for the character “Frederick Lawson” in Maugham’s novel Of Human Ernest Lawson was highly regarded by both art critics and his peers; Wil-
Bondage) and befriended English Impressionist Alfred Sisley. liam Merritt Chase reportedly considered Lawson to be America’s great-
est landscape painter. Known for his rich palette and vibrant textures,
Ernest Lawson returned to New York, settling in the rural neighborhood Lawson painted evocative impressionist landscapes, rural village scenes
of Washington Heights and painting its wooded landscapes, grazing ani- and urban cityscapes. Ernest Lawson’s work is represented in many pri-
mals and Hudson River views. Lawson also continued to travel and vate collections and museums, including the Barnes Foundation, the
paint throughout France, Spain and New England. Through his friend- Phillips Collection and the Columbus Museum of Art.

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30.
MARY SMYTH PERKINS
1875 - 1931 /
Lumberville, Pennsylvania

Barnyard
oil on canvas,
30 ¼ inches x 25 ¼ inches
signed and dated at lower right:
"M. S. Perkins 07"

Mary Smyth Perkins was born in


Philadelphia and began her art
instruction at the age of fifteen,
attending the Philadelphia
School of Design for Women,
where she studied with William
Sartain and was awarded a fel-
lowship to study abroad. Later,
Mary Perkins enrolled at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, where she studied
with Robert Henri. After travel-
ing to Europe and Mexico to
paint, Mary Perkins worked as
head of the art department at
Converse College (Spartanburg,
SC) and spent her summers
studying with William Lathrop in
New Hope, PA, where she met
and married fellow painter Wil-
liam Francis Taylor.
Mary Smyth Perkins Taylor was
a renowned portrait and land-
scape painter who received many
awards and who exhibited at the
Paris Salon, the Corcoran Gal-
lery of Art, the Art Institute of
Chicago, the National Academy
of Design, the National Associa-
tion of Women Artists, the Soci-
ety of Independent Artists, the
Phillips Mill Art Association, and
the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts.

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31.
ROSAMOND SMITH BOUVE
1876 - 1949 / Massachusetts

Nude
pastel on paper, 37 ½ inches x 24 ½ inches
signed at lower left: "Rosamond L Bouve"

Rosamond Bouve painted in the Boston School


style and is best known for her finely rendered
portraits and figure pieces. As a young woman,
Bouve enrolled at the School of the Museum of
Fine Arts in Boston, MA, where she studied with
Frank W. Benson, Philip Leslie Hale and Edmund
C. Tarbell. There, Rosamond Bouve excelled as an
art student, and upon graduation, was awarded a
scholarship for two years of subsequent study.
During this time, Bouve studied painting with
Tarbell, and shortly thereafter, she was awarded
first prize for portraiture. In 1899, Rosamond
Bouve was appointed teaching assistant to Hale, a
position rarely held by women.
A talented artist that was recognized by her peers,
Rosamond Bouve was one of 42 charter members
of the Guild of Boston Artists, where in Decem-
ber 1914, she had her first one-woman show.
Rosamond Bouve received many awards and hon-
ors; her exhibition history includes the Panama-
Pacific International Exposition, the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery
of Art, the National Academy of Design, the Car-
negie Institute, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

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32.
JOSEPH PEARSON, JR.
1876 - 1951 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Horses Feeding
oil on masonite, 40 ½ inches x 56 ¼ inches Joseph Pearson received much recognition during his lifetime, winning
signed "P", estate signature awards and garnering critical acclaim for both his landscapes and his
portraits. In 1911, Joseph Pearson’s landscape painting received both an
Honorable Mention at the Carnegie Institute and an Honorable Mention
Joseph Pearson was a renowned artist, adept at painting landscapes, por- at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In addition, Pearson was
traiture and still life. Pearson attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the awarded twice for landscape painting by the National Academy of De-
Fine Arts, studying with William Merritt Chase and J. Alden Weir. In sign (1915 and 1918). Concurrently, Joseph Pearson was receiving
1901, Pearson traveled to Europe, visiting Germany, Italy, and Spain, awards for his portrait paintings; his portrait entitled “The Twins: Vir-
where he discovered the portraiture of Diego Velasquez. Joseph Pearson ginia and Jane” was awarded the Beck Medal at the Pennsylvania Acad-
returned the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts to continue his emy of the Fine Arts in 1917 and the Potter-Palmer Award at the Chi-
studies with Weir, and in 1909, was made an instructor, a position he cago Art Institute in 1918. Pearson was a Member of the National Acad-
held for twenty-five years. emy of Design.

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33.
MARY ELIZABETH PRICE
1877 - 1965 /
New Hope, Pennsylvania

Village Queen
oil on board, 19 inches x 16 inches
signed at lower right:
"M. Elizabeth Price"
titled on reverse

M. Elizabeth Price was born in West Virginia


and at an early age, moved with her family to a
farm in Solebury, PA. Price attended Friends
Central School in Philadelphia, PA and the
Philadelphia School of the Industrial Arts be-
fore studying still life painting and drawing at
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
M. Elizabeth Price frequently traveled to
Europe, painting its bucolic landscapes and
vibrant street scenes; she is also known for her
floral paintings and river landscapes, created at
her cottage along the Delaware River in Bucks
County, PA.
M. Elizabeth Price is well known for her floral
still lifes, rendered in the style of Italian Ren-
aissance artists, with brilliantly colored peo-
nies, poppies, delphiniums and hollyhocks
painted on a background of gold and silver
leaf. Price is also recognized for her superb
paintings of ships, one of which was awarded best oil painting by the Arts. Price was a member of the Philadelphia Ten and a co-founder of
National Academy of Design. the Phillips Mill Art Association. M. Elizabeth Price was a lifelong
advocate for art appreciation, exhibition of women’s artwork, and
M. Elizabeth Price exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Na- children’s art education, and founded the Neighborhood Art School
tional Academy of Design, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine in New York City.
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Charles Rosen was an accomplished artist known primarily as an impres- PA, and began exhibiting with the New Hope Colony. In 1918, Rosen
sionist who painted ethereal landscapes of snow and river scenes. In his spent the summer teaching landscape painting at the Art Students
later years, Rosen explored modernism and experimented with cubism. League in Woodstock, NY, and shortly thereafter moved there perma-
Charles Rosen was a member of the second generation of the New Hope nently, co-establishing the Woodstock School of Painting in 1922.
Impressionist School and later, was a resident of the Woodstock Art
Charles Rosen was awarded a silver medal at the Panama-Pacific Inter-
Colony in Woodstock, NY.
national Exposition, and the Altman Gold Medal, two Hallgarten
Charles Rosen was born in the farm country of Reagantown, PA, and at Prizes, and the Inness Gold Medal at the National Academy of Design.
age sixteen, ran a photography studio. Rosen moved to New York City Rosen was a member of the National Arts Club, the Salmagundi Club,
and studied with Francis Coates Jones at the National Academy of De- and the National Academy of Design. Charles Rosen’s work is in many
sign, and with William Merritt Chase and Frank Vincent Dumond at the collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Butler Insti-
New York School of Art. During the summers, Rosen studied with tute in Youngstown, Ohio, the James A. Michener Art Museum and
Dumond at Old Lyme, CT, where he developed an interest in landscape the City Art Museum in St. Louis.
painting. Later, Charles Rosen married and moved to Bucks County,
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35.
FREDERICK WILLIAM HARER
1879 - 1947 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

Washerwomen
oil on board, 11 ¾ inches x 15 ¾ inches
signed at lower right: "Harer"
original Harer frame

34. (facing page)


CHARLES ROSEN
1878 - 1950 / New Hope, Pennsylvania
Delaware Quarries, d. 1906
Oil on canvas, 32 inches x 40 inches
Signed and dated at lower left:
“Charles Rosen 06”
Provenance: William Renwick Frederick Harer was a painter, sculptor, etcher, craftsman and frame maker who
James Skillman learned many of his woodworking skills from his father, a successful furniture maker
Private collection, in his hometown of Blossberg, PA. Harer studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School
Main Line, PA of Industrial Arts and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, under teachers
Exhibitions: Society of American Artists, Brooklyn, Thomas Anschutz and William Merritt Chase. During his studies, Frederick Harer
New York; American Artist Association; 50th Anni- began making handmade, old-world style frames as a means of supporting himself.
versary Retrospective Art Exhibition - Phillip’s Mill In 1915, Frederick Harer travelled to the Caribbean, visiting Puerto Rico and St. Lucia
Community Association, New Hope, PA, May 26 - and painting the colorful scenes of island life. Harer returned to the United States and
June 24, 1979; Thomas Folk Charles Rosen, The Penn- exhibited his paintings at the National Academy of Design, the Society of Independent
sylvania Years (1903 - 1920), Westmoreland County Artists, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In the 1920s, Frederick
Museum of Art Jan. 8 - Feb. 20, 1983 and traveling to Harer began spending more time making frames, and became known for his beautiful,
the Morris Museum of Art & Sciences April 16 - July 5, hand-carved frames that featured decorative stenciling, artistic incising, and hand-
1983 and the Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia, burnished gilding.
Oct. 4 - Nov 13, 1983 cat#1; 75th Anniversary Retro-
spective Art Exhibition - Phillip’s Mill Community Frederick Harer continued to exhibit both his paintings and his sculpture; his exhibi-
Association, New Hope, PA, June 18 - July 17, 2005; tion history includes the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National
James A. Michener Art Museum, Form Radiating Life: Academy of Design. Harer’s artwork is represented in several permanent collections,
The Paintings of Charles Rosen, Oct. 13, 2006 - Jan. 28, including the Reading Public Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
2007; Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, State University and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Frederick Harer’s frames are considered art in
of New York at New Paltz, February 21, 2007 - May their own right, and grace many of the greatest paintings of the artists from the New
13, 2007 Hope Circle.
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GEORGE WILLIAM SOTTER
1879 - 1953 / Holicong, Pennsylvania

36.
Outer Harbor, Gloucester
oil on board, 7 ½ inches x 9 inches
signed at lower left: “G.W. Sotter”

37.
Noon Hour in the Harbor 1913
oil on board, 7 ½ inches x 9 inches
signed at lower right: “Geo. W. Sotter” 1913

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GEORGE WILLIAM SOTTER
1879 - 1953 / Holicong, Pennsylvania

Night Scene
c. 1930s
oil on panel, 8 inches x 9 inches
signed at lower left: "George Sotter"

George Sotter was born in Pittsburgh, PA and began his artistic career exhibited extensively throughout his career, including at the Pennsyl-
as a young man, painting scenes of rivers and mills. Sotter apprenticed vania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Panama-Pacific Exposition, and
with several stained-glass studios, where his talent and skill garnered the Phillips Mill Art Association, where his work was perennially voted
him a partnership in the studio of Horace Rudy. George Sotter’s inter- favorite painting by panels of his artist peers.
est in painting led him to take leave from the stained glass studio and
An outstanding painter of coastal seascapes and cloud-filled land-
journey eastward to study in Philadelphia, PA at the Pennsylvania
scapes, George Sotter is best known for his paintings of glowing win-
Academy of the Fine Arts, where he studied with Edward W. Redfield,
ter night scenes illuminated with the sparkle of stars and the shine of
Thomas Anshutz, and William Merritt Chase.
moonlight on snow. Sotter’s masterful use of light and composition
George Sotter began spending time in scenic Bucks County, PA, may also be seen in the many stained-glass windows he designed and
where he painted atmospheric landscapes in the impressionist tradition installed in churches, cathedrals, and monasteries throughout the
of the New Hope School. After marrying and travelling throughout country. George Sotter’s work is in the permanent collections of the
Europe, then teaching art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Woodmere Museum, the Pennsylvania State Museum, the Reading
Sotter moved to Bucks County and established both a studio for paint- Public Museum, the New Jersey State Museum, and the James A.
ing and a studio dedicated to the art of stained-glass. George Sotter Michener Art Museum.
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39.
DANIEL GARBER
1880 - 1958 /
Lumberville, Pennsylvania

Delaware River
Pencil & Charcoal,
24 inches x 28 inches
signed at lower right:
“Daniel Garber”

Daniel Garber is considered to be among the best of the American Im- Delaware River Valley. Garber often broke with tradition to include skill-
pressionists, known for combining his delicate, skillful rendering and his fully painted figures in many of his landscapes. Daniel Garber’s distinc-
imaginative use of light and color to create an evocative blend of fantasy tive style blends a foundation in composition and precise draftsmanship
and reality. Born in Indiana, Daniel Garber began studying art as a teen- with a decorative sensibility that uses deftly applied subtle and vibrant
ager enrolled at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. After moving to Phila- colors to create romanticized representational paintings that seem to
delphia, PA, Garber enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine shimmer with a radiant glow.
Arts, studying under William Merritt Chase, and at the Darby School of
Daniel Garber exhibited frequently and received numerous awards, in-
Painting, studying under Hugh Breckenridge and Thomas Anshutz.
cluding the Hallgarten Prize from the National Academy of Design, the
While attending art school, Daniel Garber worked as a skilled commercial
Bronze Medal from the Carnegie Institute, and the Gold Medal from the
illustrator whose drawings appeared in many national publications.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Garber was also a talented art
Awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship, Garber travelled throughout
instructor who taught at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women
Europe, soaking in the influence of the European Masters and French
and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Daniel Garber’s paint-
Impressionists. After Daniel Garber returned to America, he settled in
ings are represented in the collections of many museums across the
picturesque Bucks County, PA, joining the New Hope Colony of Penn-
United States, including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the
sylvania Impressionists.
Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the James A.
Daniel Garber was an excellent portraitist, but is best known for his lu- Michener Art Museum, the Phillips Collection, the Metropolitan Mu-
minous landscapes of the woods, farms, fields and quarries of the scenic seum of Art, and the Smithsonian Institution.
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40.
DANIEL GARBER
1880 - 1958 / Lumberville, Pennsylvania

Lumberville Bridge
oil on canvas, 28 inches x 30 inches
signed at lower left center: "Daniel Garber"
no. P773 in Daniel Garber: Catalogue Raisonne by Lance Humphries
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43. (facing page)
RAE SLOAN BREDIN
1881 - 1933 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

Jean with Doll, 1920


oil on canvas, 14 inches x 14 inches
signed at lower right: "R. S. Bredin"

RAE SLOAN BREDIN


1881 - 1933 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

41.
Along the Canal
oil on canvas, mounted on board, 31 inches x 25 inches
signed at lower right: "R S Bredin"
Private Collection - Doylestown, Pennsylvania

42.
Bridge Scene
oil on board, 8 inches x 10 inches
signed at lower right: "R. S. Bredin"
Private Collection - Bernardsville, New Jersey
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Rae Sloan Bredin was born in Butler County, PA. Bredin attended Pratt Institute, the New York School of Fine Arts, (where he studied with William Mer-
ritt Chase and Frank Vincent DuMond), and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Welcomed into the art colony of Pennsylvania Impressionists,
Rae Sloan Bredin married and settled in New Hope, PA.
Rae Sloan Bredin was a talented portraitist and landscape painter known for his delicate and colorful impressionist paintings of the verdant Delaware
River Valley. Bredin painted scenes depicting the lush, full blooms of spring and summer, and often included figures in his landscape compositions, both
rarities among the New Hope Circle. Rae Sloan Bredin also differed from his Pennsylvania Impressionist colleagues by painting interior settings.
Rae Sloan Bredin taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Trenton School of Industrial Arts, the Philadelphia School of Design for
Women, and the University of Virginia. A member of the National Academy of Design, Bredin exhibited regularly and received numerous awards, includ-
ing honors from the Salmagundi Club, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Academy of Design, the Panama-Pacific Exposition, the Carnegie Insti-
tute, and the Philadelphia Art Club. The works of Rae Sloan Bredin are displayed in many collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the
New Jersey State Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Minneapolis Art Society, the National Arts Club and the James A. Michener Art Museum.

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44.
FERN ISABEL COPPEDGE
1883 - 1951 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

Martin’s Creek
oil on canvas, 18 inches x 20 inches
signed at lower right: "Fern I. Coppedge";
titled at reverse

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45.
FERN ISABEL COPPEDGE
1883 - 1951 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

Gloucester
oil on canvas, 24 inches x 30 inches
signed at lower left: "F. Coppedge"

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46.
FERN ISABEL COPPEDGE
1883 - 1951 /
New Hope, Pennsylvania

Sea Craft
oil on board,
14 inches x 16 inches
signed middle left:
“Fern Coppedge”

Fern Isabel Kuns was born in Illinois and became interested in art at an colors on land, sky and sea. Working en plein air, Fern Coppedge
early age. Kuns studied at McPherson College, the University of Kansas, painted landscapes of villages and farms, and seascapes with harbor
and the Art Institute of Chicago. After marrying Robert Coppedge and scenes. Like her colleagues in the New Hope Colony, Coppedge worked
moving east, Fern Isabel Coppedge studied art in New York, first at the directly from nature; during harsh winter storms, Coppedge could be
Arts Student League (with Vincent DuMond and William Merritt Chase), seen outside in her bearskin coat, painting her snowy landscape scenes.
and then at Woodstock (with John Carlson). Coppedge continued her
Fern Coppedge exhibited regularly and received many awards, including
studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (with Daniel Gar-
honors from the National Association of Women Artists, the Plastic
ber and Henry Snell), then moved to New Hope, PA, where she built a
Club, the Kansas City Art Institute, and the Pennsylvania Academy of
studio. Fern Coppedge also maintained a summer studio in Gloucester,
the Fine Arts. Coppedge was a member of the Philadelphia Ten and the
MA.
Art Students’ League. Fern Coppedge’s paintings are part of many pri-
Fern Coppedge is known for her boldly colored impressionist paintings vate collections and museums, including the James A. Michener Art
that capture the shifting patterns of light upon the landscape. Sunlight Museum, the Witte Museum, the Detroit Art Institute, the University of
dances throughout Coppedge’s compositions, reflecting shimmering Kansas, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

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47.
WILLIAM FRANCIS TAYLOR
1883 - 1970 / Lumberville, Pennsylvania

The Lambertville House 1949 William Taylor was well-known as a talented artist who painted impres-
oil on canvas, 19 inches x 22 inches sionist landscapes of the towns and countryside of the Delaware River
signed at lower left: "Wm. F. Taylor 49" Valley. In addition, Taylor was a community conservationist who helped
to preserve the Delaware Canal towpath, and an advocate for historic
preservation who helped to create the Phillips Mill Community Associa-
William Taylor was born in Ontario, Canada and studied with John Sloan tion. William Taylor exhibited at the Salmagundi Club, the Art Club of
at the Art Students League in New York. Before moving to Bucks Philadelphia, and the National Academy of Design, and received many
County, PA, Taylor worked as a lithographer, writer, and newspaper art- awards, including a Medal from the province of Ontario, Canada. Wil-
ist. After befriending William Lathrop, William Taylor found his place liam Taylor’s paintings are part of the collections of the Philadelphia Art
among the New Hope School of Pennsylvania Impressionists. Alliance and the James A. Michener Art Museum.
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WALTER EMERSON BAUM
1884 - 1956 / Sellersville, Pennsylvania

48.
State St., Doylestown
oil on canvas, 16 inches x 20 inches
signed at lower left: "W E Baum"

49.
Spring Valley
oil on board, 12 inches x 16 inches
signed at lower right: "WE Baum"

50. (facing page)


Cathill
oil on canvas, 32 inches x 40 inches
signed at lower right: "W. E. Baum"

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Walter Emerson Baum was the only New Hope Impressionist born in Design, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Walter
Bucks County, PA. Widely celebrated for his plein-air snow scenes, Baum was awarded over thirty prizes and awards during his career,
Baum’s style was bold and painterly. Walter Baum was an extremely including the Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal from the Pennsylvania
prolific painter whose work captured the charm of Main Street Amer- Academy of the Fine Arts. Baum was also a talented writer who
ica and the fertile fields and farms of Pennsylvania’s countryside. wrote newspaper columns for the Sellersville Herald and the Philadel-
Baum’s paintings are among the most collected paintings in the New phia Evening Bulletin. Walter Baum left a lasting legacy to art educa-
Hope Impressionist School. tion through his teaching career and his instrumental role in co-
founding two major art institutions: the Allentown Art Museum and
Walter Baum studied with painter William Trego, and then attended the Baum School of Art. Baum’s paintings are part of many collec-
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he studied with tions, including the James A. Michener Art Museum, the Pennsyl-
Thomas Anshutz and Daniel Garber. Baum exhibited at the Art Insti- vania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art,
tute of Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the National Academy of the National Academy of Design, and the Toledo Art Museum.
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51.
WALTER EMERSON BAUM
1884 - 1956 / Sellersville, Pennsylvania
52. (facing page)
Sellersville ROY NUSE
oil on canvas, 20 inches x 24 inches 1885 - 1975 / Bucks County, Pennsylvania
signed at lower left: "Baum"
Meadow in Spring 1913
oil on canvas, 14 inches x 20 inches
signed at lower right: "Nuse 13"

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Roy C. Nuse was born in Springfield, OH and began his art career paint- America by painting scenes of daily farm life and the beauty of the
ing decorative lampshades in a factory. Recognized for his talent, Nuse countryside. Roy Nuse enjoyed life on the farm with his wife and six
left the factory to study art at the Cincinnati Art Academy with Frank children, who along with their friends and cousins were often the
Duveneck. Roy Nuse then attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the subjects of his paintings. Nuse was also a successful portraitist, who
Fine Arts, where he studied with Daniel Garber, and where he won all of continued receiving commissions well into his eighties.
the major student awards, including the Toppan Prize, the Thouron
Prize, and the Cresson Traveling Scholarship. Shortly thereafter, Nuse Roy Nuse exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Art Institute
moved with his family to a farm in Bucks County, PA. Roy Nuse later of Chicago, the National Academy of Design, the Carnegie Institute,
became a respected teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Nuse’s work is in
Arts, teaching drawing, painting and portraiture for almost 30 years. the permanent collections of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, Swarthmore College, Thomas Jefferson University, Moravian
Roy Nuse created figurative and landscape oil paintings in a plein-air, College, and the James A. Michener Art Museum.
impressionistic style. Nuse captured the timeless essence of life in rural
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53.
HARRY LEITH ROSS
1886 - 1973 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

Dibble's Farm 1932


oil on canvas, 24 inches x 30 inches
signed at lower left: "Leith-Ross"
Providence Art Club Prize, Annual Exhibition 1932

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54.
HARRY LEITH ROSS
1886 - 1973 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

Fredenburgh Farm 1917


oil on canvas, 32 inches x 34 inches
signed at lower left: "Leith-Ross"
Exhibited at the National Academy of Design, 1926; Exhibited at the James A. Michener Art Museum,
Poetry in Design: The Art of Harry Leith-Ross, May 12, 2006 through February 18, 2007

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55.
HARRY LEITH ROSS
1886 - 1973 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

The Pier, Low Tide


oil on masonite, 8 ¼ inches x 10 ¼ inches

Harry Leith-Ross was a talented impressionist painter who also left a beauty of the winding country roads, gentle rolling hills and weathered
lasting impact as an art educator. Born on the island of Mauritius, barns outside of his Pennsylvania home. Winter landscapes blanketed
Leith-Ross studied engineering at the University of Birmingham, Eng- in curvy drifts of snow, textured with thick brushwork and layered
land, then traveled to Paris and studied art at the Academie Julian. with vivid colors are among Harry Leith-Ross's best known paintings.
Harry Leith-Ross also studied with Stanhope Forbes at the Royal
Academy in London, then travelled to the United States and enrolled Harry Leith-Ross received numerous awards and accolades during his
at the National Academy of Design in New York, where he studied career, and exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Salmagundi
with C.Y. Turner. Leith-Ross also attended the Art Students' League Club, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Academy of Design,
summer school in Woodstock, New York, where he studied with and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Leith-Ross was dedi-
Birge Harrison and John Carlson, and befriended John F. Folinsbee, cated to imparting his knowledge to future generations of artists, by
who introduced him to the New Hope Arts Colony. There, among the teaching at the Art Students' League, the Rockport Art Association,
Pennsylvania Impressionists, Harry Leith-Ross found his artistic and at many universities, and by writing his famous book The Land-
home. scape Painter's Manual. The work of Harry Leith-Ross is part of
many collections, including the Woodmere Art Museum, the Univer-
Harry Leith-Ross was known for his poetic plein air landscape paint- sity of Utah, the Reading Public Museum, the James A. Michener Art
ings that recorded the changing seasons, light and mood of the quaint Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the National
Bucks County countryside. Leith-Ross skillfully painted the quiet Academy of Design, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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56.
ALBERT VAN NESSE GREENE
1887 - 1971 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Spring Planting


oil on canvas, 25 inches x 30 inches
signed at lower left: “AVan Nesse Greene”
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57.
ALBERT VAN NESSE GREENE
1887 - 1971 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Concarneau Sailboats
oil on canvas, 25 ½ inches x 32 inches
signed at lower left: "Van Nesse Greene"

Albert Van Nesse Greene was an outstanding impressionist painter Greene also is known for his fine paintings of scenery in France. Al-
who is known for his finely rendered scenes from the countryside near bert Van Nesse Greene's paintings were exhibited extensively and
Chester Springs, PA. Born in Jamaica, New York, Greene studied at awarded frequently. Greene was a member of the Philadelphia Sketch
the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Art Students League, the Academie Club, the Society of Independent Artists, the Philadelphia Art Alliance,
de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris, France, and the Pennsylvania Acad- and the Yellow Springs Artists Association in Chester County, PA.
emy of the Fine Arts, where he studied under Daniel Garber. The works of Albert Van Nesse Greene can be found in many collec-
tions, including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the
Albert Van Nesse Greene lived in Chester County, PA and painted National Gallery of Art.
bucolic scenes of the farms, creeks and buildings near his studio.

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58.
CONSTANCE COCHRANE
1888 - 1962 / Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

The Glory of Fall, Monhegan


oil on canvas, 28 inches x 36 inches
signed at lower left: "Constance Cochrane"

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59.
CONSTANCE COCHRANE
1888 - 1962 / Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Radiant Flowers
oil on board, 12 inches x 16 inches
with artist's label on reverse

Constance Cochrane is known for her colorful landscapes of beauti-


Born at the U.S. Navy Yard in Pensacola, FL to a family of Navy ful coastal scenery. Working in watercolor and oil, Cochrane
officers, Constance Cochrane began painting as a child. Cochrane painted the tropical seascapes of the Caribbean Islands, the pictur-
enrolled at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, where esque New England coastline, and the rugged beauty of Monhegan
she studied with Elliot Daingerfield. During World War I and Island, Maine. Constance Cochrane was a member of the American
World War II, Constance Cochrane joined the Navy and designed Watercolor Society, the National Association of Women Artists, and
camouflage for ships. Cochrane also taught at the Philadelphia the American Artists Professional League. Cochrane’s works were
School of Design for Women and organized an exhibition of work exhibited at the Benjamin West Society in Swarthmore, PA, the
by women artists that served as the inspiration for the later forma- Philadelphia Art Alliance, the Art Club of Philadelphia, and the
tion of the women’s art group The Philadelphia Ten. Allentown Art Museum.
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60.
HENRY JAMES SOULEN
1888 - 1965 / Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Florence
oil on canvas, 24 inches x 20 inches
signed lower right: “H.J.Soulen”

Henry James Soulen was a talented illustrator and


painter known for his skilled narrative ability and
use of vibrant color. Soulen was born in Wiscon-
sin and attended the Art Students League in Mil-
waukee, WI and the Art Institute of Chicago.
After moving east, Henry Soulen studied under
Howard Pyle, the celebrated illustrator, teacher
and founder of the Brandywine School.
Henry Soulen illustrated for many publications,
including Country Gentleman and Ladies Home Jour-
nal, but he is best known for his work in the Sat-
urday Evening Post. Soulen was dedicated to creat-
ing accurate illustrations, and spent much time
researching his subject matter and collecting cos-
tumes and artifacts. Henry Soulen was celebrated
for his colorful, textural paintings, and at a time
when most illustrations were reproduced in black
and white, Soulen's illustrations had the distinc-
tion of being reproduced in full color.
Henry Soulen was honored with a Peabody
Award in recognition of his outstanding maga-
zine cover designs. Soulen was an art professor
at the University of Maryland, teaching its first
illustration course, and was a volunteer art in-
structor at the Valley Forge Military Hospital
during World War II. Henry Soulen's works are
part of many collections, including the National
Museum of Illustration.

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HENRY JAMES SOULEN
1888 - 1965 / Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

61.
European War Scene
oil on canvas, 28 inches x 22 inches
signed at lower right: "H. J. Soulen"

62.
Double Rush
oil on canvas, 26 ½ inches x 31 inches
signed lower right: “H.J. Soulen”
from the estate of the artist

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HENRY JAMES SOULEN
1888 - 1965 / Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

63.
Arabic
oil on board, 18 ½ inches x 16 inches
signed lower right: “H.J.Soulen”

64.
Into the Night, New Mexico
oil on board, 21 inches x 20 inches
signed at lower right: “H.J.Soulen”

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HENRY JAMES SOULEN
1888 - 1965 / Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

65.
Wite Caps
oil on canvas, 22 inches x 26 inches
signed lower right: “H.J. Soulen”
Saturday Evening Post cover image

66.
HENRY JAMES SOULEN
1888 - 1965 / Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Ali Baba
oil on canvas, 28 inches x 22 inches
signed lower right: “H.J. Soulen”
Saturday Evening Post cover image

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67.
KENNETH R. NUNAMAKER
1890 - 1957 / Center Bridge, Pennsylvania

Delaware River View


oil on canvas, 22 inches x 24 inches
signed at lower right: "K. Nunamaker"
ward Redfield, who became a mentor to Nunamaker, and his entrée into
Kenneth Nunamaker was born in Akron, Ohio and began his artistic the New Hope Circle. Nunamaker painted exquisite landscapes of the
self-education as an employee in the art department of the Akron En- picturesque scenes around New Hope, PA and of the striking coastal
graving Company. During his free time, Nunamaker taught himself to views at Monhegan Island, Maine. Nunamaker is noted for his skillfully
paint by bringing canvases to the Ohio countryside and painting natural blended colors and carefully layered impasto.
scenes en plein air. Nunamaker moved to Philadelphia in 1918 and
became the Art Director for Hoedt Studios. Kenneth Nunamaker exhibited at the Phillips Mill Art Association, the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery of Art,
Kenneth Nunamaker discovered scenic Bucks County, PA and pur- the National Academy of Design, and the International Gallery in Ven-
chased a property in Center Bridge. One of his new neighbors was Ed- ice, Italy.
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S. George Phillips began his artistic career as a successful illustrator,
S. GEORGE PHILLIPS and later became a popular portraitist and accomplished landscape
1890 - 1965 / New Hope, Pennsylvania painter. Phillips studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
with Daniel Garber, William Merritt Chase and Hugh Breckenridge.
68.
New England Coast As an illustrator, S. George Phillips worked for the leading magazines:
McCall’s , Ladies Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post. As an artist,
oil on board, 24 inches x 30 inches Phillips was greatly in demand as a portraitist, and developed a signifi-
signed at lower right: "S. George Phillips" cant reputation for his commissioned portraits of prominent business
Private Collection - Buckingham, Pennsylvania and political leaders. As a Pennsylvania Impressionist, S. George Phil-
lips was best known for his colorful landscapes of the scenic hills, val-
leys and waterways of Bucks County, PA, and for his experimentation
69. (facing page) with modernist techniques.
Delaware Water Gap
S. George Phillips exhibited regularly, including at the Pennsylvania
oil on canvas, 27 inches x 34 inches
Academy of the Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Na-
Signed at lower left:
tional Academy of Design.
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70.
JOHN FOLINSBEE
1892 - 1972 / New Hope, Pennsylvania

Building The New Post Office around the New Hope area, painting en plein air. John Fulton Folins-
oil on board, 10 inches x 14 inches bee exhibited widely and attained many honors, including multiple
signed lower left: “John Folinsbee” awards from the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Acad-
emy of the Fine Arts, the Rhode Island School of Design, the Cor-
coran Gallery, the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition, the Con-
Born in Buffalo, New York, John Fulton Folinsbee began his formal necticut Academy of Fine Art an d the Salmagundi Club.
art study at age 15 with landscape painter Jonas Lie. While attending
John Fulton Folinsbee is regarded as one of the greatest Pennsylvania
school in Connecticut, Folinsbee studied with Elizabeth Kempton and
Impressionists and is best known for his impressionist landscapes and
Herbert Faulkner; in later years, he studied in Woodstock, New York
scenes of the towns and countryside of the Delaware River Valley. A
with Birge Harrison and John Carlson and at the Art Students’ League
retrospective view of Folinsbee’s artistic career will reveal shifts in his
in New York City with Frank Vincent DuMond.
style, from tonalism to impressionism to expressionism, and a gradual
John Fulton Folinsbee moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, becom- darkening of his palette. John Fulton Folinsbee's paintings are part of
ing one of the earliest members of the New Hope Art Colony. Folins- the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Cor-
bee encouraged his friend and fellow artist Harry Leith-Ross to move coran Gallery of Art, the National Academy of Design, the Pennsyl-
to Bucks County, and the two artists could often be seen together vania Academy of Fine Arts and the James A. Michener Art Museum.

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71.
ALLAN RANDALL FREELON
1895 - 1960 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Seascape 1952
oil on canvas, 24 ⅛ inches x 30 ¼ inches
Signed at lower left: “Freelon”

Allan Freelon was the first African-American to receive a four-year land and sea. As Allan Freelon evolved as an artist, his traditional ten-
scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. dencies became influenced by the abstraction of modernism, and his
After serving in World War I, Freelon began working for the Philadel- work began to emphasize the use of color as a means of emotional
phia public school system, first as an art teacher, and later as an ad- expression.
ministrator for the art programs. Allan Freelon also studied at the
Barnes Foundation and during the summers in Gloucester, MA with In addition to being recognized as an outstanding artist, Allan Freelon
Emile Gruppe and Hugh Breckenridge. is appreciated for his contributions as an educator, a profound thinker,
and an influential lecturer at the forefront of the Civil Rights Move-
Allan Freelon is best known as a pioneer African-American Impres- ment. Allan Freelon exhibited extensively, including with the Harmon
sionist who painted boldly colored, luminous landscapes. Freelon’s Foundation’s Exhibition of the Work of Negro Artists, the University
paintings explore the changing nature of light and its reflection on of Pennsylvania Museum, and the Whitney Museum.
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72.
RUSSELL PATTERSON
1896 - 1977 / New York, New York

My Villa in Normandy
oil on canvas, 20 ¼ inches x 20 inches
signed at upper right: "Patterson"
Provenance:
Private Collection - Old Lyme, Connecticut

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Russell Patterson briefly studied architec-


ture at McGill University in Montreal, Canada and while working as a ers of The Saturday Evening Post, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and
catalog illustrator, honed his oil painting skills during his free time. A Photoplay, and catapulted Russell Patterson into the spotlight as a ce-
naturally gifted artist, Patterson’s formal art education was limited to lebrity graphic artist.
sporadic attendance at the Art Institute of Chicago and to enrollment
in life-drawing classes during a trip to Paris. Russell Patterson extended his cultural influence by becoming a cos-
tume and scene designer on Broadway and in Hollywood. Patterson’s
Upon moving to New York City, Russell Patterson set aside his aspira- artistic and fashion sense greatly shaped American style trends in
tions in fine art and focused on illustration. Patterson began illustrat- clothing, jewelry and cosmetics. Russell Patterson continued illustrat-
ing for magazines and immediately made a splash with his glamorous, ing and created several memorable cartoon series and characters for
stylish flapper girls. Soon, Russell Patterson’s stylized depictions of both the Sunday and daily newspapers. Patterson was a member of
the Modern Jazz Age American beauty, a long-legged, shapely “girl- the Society of Illustrators, the National Cartoonist Society and the
goddess”, became his trademark. The “Patterson Girl” graced the cov- American Institute of Designers.

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73.
PAULETTE VAN ROEKENS
1896 - 1988 / Trevose, Pennsylvania

Picnic
oil on canvas, 12 inches x 14 inches
signed at lower right: “P. Van Roekens” Early in her career, Paulette Van Roekens painted still lifes, while later
Provenance: Private Collection of the Gratz Family in her career she painted landscapes filled with scenes of color and
movement. Van Roekens received many awards during her career and
exhibited at a number of different galleries and museums, including
Born in France, Paulette Van Roekens came to the United States with the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the National Academy of Design, the
her parents as an infant. Van Roekens artistic talent emerged at a Carnegie Institute, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Pennsylvania
young age, earning her a scholarship to study art at the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts. In addition to being a fine artist, Van
School of Design for Women, where she studied with Henry Bayley Roekens was an art instructor at Moore College of Art for Women for
Snell. Paulette Van Roekens also studied at the Pennsylvania Academy nearly forty years, where she met and married fellow artist and instruc-
of the Fine Arts. tor Arthur Meltzer.
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74.
PAULETTE VAN ROEKENS
1896 - 1988 / Trevose, Pennsylvania

Beyond the Terrace


oil on canvas, 16 inches x 20 inches
signed at lower right: " P VanRoekens"

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75.
LEON Y CORRONS KELLY Leon Kelly was born in Philadelphia and studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School
and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he studied under Earl Horter
1901 - 1982 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
and Arthur B. Carles. In 1924, while a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, Kelly was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship, which enabled him
Paisaje en Pollensa 1960 to travel throughout Europe, studying and painting.
oil on canvas, 30 inches x 36 inches
signed at lower left: "Leon Kelly 1960" Stylistically, Leon Kelly progressed from Cubism to Surrealism. Kelly is known for his
titled on reverse, inscription on reverse of canvas dynamic compositions and masterful use of color. Leon Kelly exhibited at the Penn-
reads: "Paisaje en Pollensa No 577 Contormenta en sylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Art Institute of Chi-
cas Montanas (sp?) Leon Kelly 1960", label on reverse cago, the Newark Museum, and the Whitney Museum. Leon Kelly's works are in the
reads: "Ecole Nationale Des Beaux Arts / Parc Gat- collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, the Museum of
liff, Alger", inscription on stretcher reads: "Leon Kelly Modern Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of
- 42. c/del "Plaza de Toros - Pollensa" Art, the Tel Aviv Museum in Israel, and the Smithsonian Institution.
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76.
ANTONIO PIETRO MARTINO
1902 - 1988 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, an extraordinary achievement
for such a young artist. Recognition of Martino's talent continued
Manayunk Winter throughout his career; during his lifetime, Martino received over eighty
oil on canvas, 30 inches x 36 inches awards for his paintings. Antonio Martino is known for his impression-
signed at lower right: "A. P Martino" istic landscapes richly saturated with color. Martino's early works feature
Private Collection - Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania scenes around New Hope, PA and the Delaware River, but his best
known works depict the hilly factory town of Manyunk, PA on the
Schuylkill River. After Martino moved to California, his works featured
Antonio Martino demonstrated an early interest and aptitude in art. As a the landscapes and waterfronts around Santa Barbara, CA.
teenager, Martino took classes at the Graphic Sketch Club, then contin-
ued his artistic training with study at the Spring Garden Institute, La Antonio Martino's exhibition history includes the National Academy of
France Art Institute and the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Design, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Corcoran Gallery of
Art. During this time, Martino learned graphic art while apprenticing at a Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Carnegie Institute. Martino's
lithography firm in Philadelphia, PA. work is represented in more than twenty-five permanent museum collec-
tions including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Wood-
Antonio Martino first exhibited his work at age seventeen, and by age mere Art Museum, the Allentown Art Museum and the National Acad-
twenty-three, his paintings were accepted in the Annual Exhibition of the emy of Design.

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77.
MELVILLE F. STARK
1903 - 1987 / Zionsville, Pennsylvania

Bell's Fishhouse - Longport Key, Florida Mel Stark's landscapes were highly regarded, both by the public and by
oil on canvas, 24 inches x 30 inches his artistic peers, who awarded him Best Landscape in 1962. (National
signed at lower right: "M. Stark D.S." (son of the artist) Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic, National Arts Club, New York,
titled on stretcher NY). In the late 1960s, Stark began wintering in Florida, where he
Provenance: from the estate of the artist painted marine scenes in plein-air and taught art at the Longboat Key Art
Center.
Mel Stark was committed to education; he was an art instructor at the
Melville (Mel) Stark was a plein air impressionist painter who worked in Kline-Baum Art School, Cedar Crest College, and Muhlenberg College.
the style of the New Hope School. Stark studied painting at the Univer- Stark was also an ardent advocate of the arts, serving as a founder of the
sity of Pennsylvania, Syracuse University and the Philadelphia Museum Lehigh Art Alliance and as trustee and director of the Allentown Art
School, and privately with Cullen Yates and Walter E. Baum, who be- Museum. Mel Stark's paintings are part of many private collections and
came his mentor and lifelong friend. Mel Stark regularly summered in museums, including the Berman Museum at Ursinus College, where a
the coastal town of Rockport, Massachusetts, where he studied with one recent exhibition of his works received national recognition and acco-
of the leading painters of the Rockport School, Anthony Thieme. lades.
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LEONARD NELSON
1912 - 1933 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born in Camden, New Jersey, Leonard Nelson began his art education at
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he was awarded a
78.
scholarship to study painting, and where he studied with Henry McCarter
Les Competiteurs 1952 and Daniel Garber. Nelson was awarded the prestigious Cresson Traveling
oil on canvas, 36 inches x 26 inches Scholarship award while at PAFA and then continued his education by
signed at lower left: "Nelson '52" earning a teaching degree from the Philadelphia College of Art. Later,
Nelson earned a certificate from the Philadelphia Museum School, and
79. then studied for five years at The Barnes Foundation.
Color Abstract 1980
oil and acrylic on canvas, 12 inches x 8 inches Leonard Nelson was one of the first American abstract expressionists,
Provenance: Wally Findlay Galleries, Inc., along with his contemporaries Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and
New York, New York Mark Rothko. Many consider Nelson to be a "bridge" between Modern-
ism and Abstract Expressionism, and to be the originator of the Philadel-
80. (Facing Page) phia School of Art. One of the "artists of indisputable quality in the legen-
Colorfield 388, Meditation 1989 dary New York School" (Sam Hunter, Leonard Nelson: A Life in Art),
oil on canvas, 50 1/4 inches x 46 1/2 inches Leonard Nelson exhibited with Peggy Guggenheim and Betty Parsons, but
signed at reverse: “L. Nelson 89” decided to leave New York for the freedom he found in Philadelphia.
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In addition to exhibiting throughout New York and Philadelphia, Leo-
Leonard Nelson's art was always ahead of its time, and continued to nard Nelson was dedicated to art instruction, and taught at various insti-
evolve throughout his career. In the late 1940s, Nelson began experi- tutions, including The Museum of Modern Art, The Philadelphia Mu-
menting with colorfield painting, a style that he continued to explore, seum of Art, The Print Club, and Moore College of Art.
shifting from an abstract representation of nature to a highly textured Nelson's artwork is represented in many private and public collections,
reflection of color and light. Leonard Nelson's most celebrated works are including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Walker Art Museum, the
these luminous paintings of heavy impasto, carefully applied layer upon Dallas Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the
layer, sometimes over the course of several months, or even, years. Portland Museum of Art and the Art Museum of San Francisco.
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81.
JOSEPH CRILLEY
1920 - 2008 / Carversville, Pennsylvania

Derelict, Sober Island, NJ


oil on board, 12 inches x 16 inches
signed at lower left: "Crilley"

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82.
JOSEPH CRILLEY
1920 - 2008 / Carversville, Pennsylvania

Sunday Morning - Cheticamp


oil on board, 12 inches x 8 inches
signed at lower right: "Crilley"

Joe Crilley was a talented and successful


painter, illustrator, photographer, teacher, and
writer. Crilley began to draw and paint as a
child, and was formally trained in art at the
Fleisher Memorial Graphic Sketch Club, the
Philadelphia College of Art, and Temple Uni-
versity. After distinguished service in World
War II, Joe Crilley moved to New Hope, PA,
where he painted and worked as a professional
photographer, in addition to teaching art in
New Hope-Solebury High School.
Joe Crilley’s earliest work was rendered in the
lifelike trompe l’oeil style, but he is best known
for his vibrant colors and realistic depictions of
street scenes and beautiful natural settings.
Crilley has exhibited his paintings at the Phila-
delphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Sketch
Club, Salmagundi Club, Audubon Artists,
James A. Michener Art Museum, and the Phil-
lips Mill Art Association. In addition, many of
Joe Crilley’s paintings have been reproduced in
noted publications, including Pennsylvania
Angler, Yankee Magazine, and the Atlantic
Salmon Journal.

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Ray Leight was a dynamic, innovative artist whose in-
nate creativity and natural talent led to a successful and
varied career. Leight was completely self-taught, paint-
ing and sculpting as a child and becoming a published
cartoonist at the age of sixteen. In addition to being an
accomplished artist, Ray Leight was a successful drafts-
man for Ford Motor Company, an award-winning de-
signer, a founder of a successful educational toy com-
pany, and an author and illustrator of children’s books.
Ray Leight began his fine art career by creating and
painting whimsical, colorful sculptures fabricated from
metal and wood. Leight’s artwork later expanded to
include bold expressionist paintings featuring forms of
vivid hues outlined in black. Ray Leight’s unique ap-
proach and universal appeal earned him seven solo mu-
seum exhibits, including the distinction of being the first
American artist to have a solo exhibition in China
(Fudan University Museum, Shanghai, 1993).

RAYMOND LEIGHT
1931 - 2011 / West Point, Pennsylvania

83.
The Circus
acrylic on paper, 26 inches x 40 inches
monogrammed at lower right: "RAY L"
purchased directly from the artist

84.
Abstract 1995
acrylic on paper, 26 inches x 40 inches
signed and dated lower right: "RAY '95"
purchased directly from the artist

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85.
JOSEPH AMAROTICO
1931 - 1986 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Architectural Fantasies 1981


oil on canvas, 44 inches x 34 inches
signed at lower right: “Amarotico 81”

Joseph Amarotico was an accomplished


painter whose work as a fine artist comple-
ments his outstanding reputation as a conser-
vator. Amarotico studied at the American Art
School with Raphael Soyer and at the Pennsyl-
vania Academy of the Fine Arts with Franklin
Watkins, Walter Stuempfig, and Hobson
Pittman. As a conservator, Joseph Amarotico
taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts and conserved numerous high-value
historic paintings for such notable institutions
as the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Bar-
nes Foundation, Independence National His-
toric Park, the Free Library of Philadelphia,
and the United States Capitol.
Joseph Amarotico painted with oil, acrylic, and
gouache, creating surrealistic architectural
forms of light and color reminiscent of stained
glass windows. Amarotico exhibited at galleries
in Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC, and
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Joseph Ama-
rotico’s work is in the permanent collections of
Glassboro College, George Washington Uni-
versity, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts.

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87. (facing page)
86. NELSON SHANKS
NELSON SHANKS b. 1937 / Andalusia, Pennsylvania
b. 1937 /Andalusia, Pennsylvania
Nude
Portrait of a Southern Lady oil on board, 18 inches x 14 inches
oil on canvas, 40 inches x 30 inches signed at lower left: “Nelson Shanks 60”
signed at lower right: "Nelson Shanks" Private Collection of the Gratz Family

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Nelson Shanks is a world-renowned realist
portrait painter whose commissioned work
includes portraits of Princess Diana of Wales,
President Ronald Reagan, Luciano Pavarotti,
the King and Queen of Sweden, and Pope
John Paul II. Shanks studied art at the Univer-
sity of Kansas, the Kansas City Art Institute,
the Art Students League, the National Acad-
emy of Design, and the Accademia delle Belli
Arti, and privately with John Koch, Henry
Hensche, and Pietro Annigoni.
Known for his advocacy of classicism and his
commitment to traditional humanism, Nelson
paints portraits, still lifes and figures in a classi-
cal realist style influenced by the Italian Renais-
sance and Baroque periods. In addition to be-
ing a successful realist painter, Shanks is a
dedicated art instructor, having taught at the
Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, the National Acad-
emy of Design, and the George Washington
University. In 2002, Nelson Shanks estab-
lished the Studio Incamminati, an art school in
Philadelphia, PA based on the classical tradi-
tions of European art academies and founded
on rigorous training in life drawing and realist
painting.
Nelson Shanks' works have been exhibited at
the National Academy of Design, the Art Insti-
tute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of
Art, the National Gallery of Art, Fortezza Fir-
mafede in Sarzana, Italy, the Royal Palace in
Stockholm, Sweden, the Russian Museum in
St. Petersburg, Russia, the Russian Academy of
Art in Moscow, Russia, and Kensington Palace
in London, England.

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GLENN HARRINGTON
b. 1959 / Pipersville, Pennsylvania

88.
Tinicum Falls
oil on linen on board, 16 inches x 20 inches

89.
Skaters at the Falls Edge
oil on linen on board, 11 inches x 14 inches
signed at lower right

Glenn Harrington is a highly regarded contemporary


painter who is known for his timeless, transcendent
landscapes and portraits. Harrington attended Pratt
Institute, where he studied illustration. Glenn Har-
rington’s work reflects the influence of the classical,
romantic, and realist traditions, yet is rooted in the
modern aesthetic. Harrington creates evocative figure
paintings, capturing his subjects within the narrative
of their environment.

Glenn Harrington’s paintings have illustrated over 600


book covers and have been featured in many publications,
including American Arts Quarterly, American Art Collector,
International Artists Magazine, The New York Times, and The
Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2000, Harrington was commis-
sioned to create 50 original oil paintings to illustrate the
Walt Disney children’s book Tarzan. In 2006, Glenn Har-
rington was commissioned to paint three murals that were
installed at Doonbeg Golf Club, County Clare, Ireland.
Glenn Harrington has exhibited internationally, and has
been featured at the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Mu-
seum of American Illustration, and the Gibbs Museum.
Harrington’s portraits of the legends of golf are part of the
permanent collection at the World Golf Hall of Fame, and
30 of his oil paintings are on permanent display at the Jack
Nicklaus Museum. During his career, Glenn Harrington
has received many awards for his portraits, most notably
from the Oil Painters of America, the Society of Illustra-
tors, and the Portrait Society of America.

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Artist Plate Artist Plate
Amarotico, Joseph 85 MacGinnis, Henry R. 28
Baum, Walter Emerson 48 - 51 Martino, Antonio Pietro 76
Bouve, Rosamond Smith 31 Nelson, Leonard 78, 79, 80
Breckenridge, Hugh 19 Nunamaker, Kenneth 67
Bredin, Rae Sloan 41, 42, 43 Nuse, Roy 52
Browne, Matilda 13 Patterson, Russell 72
Cochrane, Constance 58, 59 Pearson Jr., Joseph 32
Coppedge, Fern Isabel 44, 45, 46 Perkins, Mary Smyth 30
Crilley, Joseph 81, 82 Phillips, S. George 68, 69
English, Frank F. 3 Prentice, Levi Wells 1
Folinsbee, John 70 Price, Mary Elizabeth 33
Freelon, Allan Randall 71 Redfield, Edward Willis (Front Cover), 14 - 17
Garber, Daniel 39, 40 Rosen, Charles 34
Greene, Albert Van Nesse 56, 57 Schofield, Walter Elmer 12, 12A
Harer, Frederick William 35 Shanks, Nelson 86, 87
Harrington, Glenn 88, 89 Snell, Henry Bayley 4-9
James, John Wells 20 -27 Sotter, George 36, 37, 38
Kelly, Leon Y Corrons 75 Soulen, Henry James 60 - 66
King, Paul Bernard 11 Stark, Melville F. 77
Lathrop, William Langson 10 Taylor, William Francis 47
Lawson, Ernest 29 Van Roekens, Paulette 73, 74
Leight, Raymond 83, 84 Waters, Susan 2
Leith Ross, Harry 53 -55, 90 (Back Cover) Young, Charles Morris 18

90. (Back Cover)


HARRY LEITH ROSS
1886 - 1973 / New Hope, Pennsylvania
Biographies written by Deirdre L. M. McLean
Snow on the West Bank
Copyright © 2013 Gratz Gallery & oil on board, 8 inches x 16 inches
Conservation Studio, Inc. signed at lower right: "Leith-Ross"
All Rights Reserved Exhibited at the James A. Michener Art Museum,
Poetry in Design: The Art of Harry Leith-Ross,
All works are guaranteed as by the artist. We regret that we May 12, 2006 through February 18, 2007
cannot be responsible for typographical errors. Paintings Provenance: Private Collection, California;
are offered subject to prior sale. Private Collection of The Gratz Family

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