EXCLUSIVE FINE ART AUCTION JUNE 8TH, 2024
Lot 180052:
Description
Charles Herbert Woodbury (1864-1940, American) original acrylic waterfall painting in the manner of. This painting was made in the same style and technique as Woodbury by an unknown artist. Woodbury was one of the most sought-after teachers of his generation, having begun teaching on a regular basis while a freshman at M.I.T. Ironically, he had little formal training himself other than a few months of classes at the Academy Julian in Paris. Like Winslow Homer, another New England painter with an affinity for summers in Maine, he preferred “to work out his salvation with little help from others in his profession”. Nevertheless, Woodbury maintained a close friendship with John Singer Sargent and a pleasant acquaintance with many of his contemporaries including J. Alden Weir and Childe Hassam.
Size: 21.5 X 17.5″
Condition: Very fine.
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