Material
Oil
About
Pastoral landscape painting of a rural coastal area. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom corner of the canvas. The canvas is not framed but attached to the back is a short biography on the artist. The painting could not be authenticated, but is a beautiful example of naturalistic landscape painting.
Artist Biography
Dawson Dawson-Watson (1864–1939) was a British-born Impressionist painter who became famous in 1927 for winning the largest cash prize in American art, the Texas Wildflower Competitive Exhibition. He was one of the first members of the famous Impressionist colony in Giverny, France and was a prominent teacher in Hartford, Connecticut, St. Louis, Missouri and San Antonio, Texas. Dawson-Watson was a versatile artist, and made significant contributions to the American Arts & Crafts Movement, first in Boston, Massachusetts and then in Woodstock, New York. His works are on display in the Witte Museum in San Antonio and at the San Antonio Art League.
Dimensions
H 16 in. x W 20 in. x D 1 in.
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