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Description:
This wonderful signed oil on board landscape was painted by the listed Ipswich, MA group artist Arthur Smith Kimball. I'm unable to be certain of the second number of the date so it is listed as dated 1910-1919. This painting appear to be a European subject and probably France. The painting has beautiful vivid colors and is painted in a loose impressionistic manor. The geese walking up the path to the house are just delightful. The painting itself measures 13 in. by 16 in and with the frame approx. 18 1/2 in. by 21 1/2 in. The period frame has been restored but quite frankly not such a good restoration. The top right corner of the painting itself has some slight age related paint loss. The painting has been cleaned and is in complete stable ready to hang condition. In a proper custom frame the corner will not be seen. I've enjoyed it just as it is and you could also. This is your opportunity to own and enjoy a great piece of art from a listed American early 20th century artist. Following is bio information taken from the Ipswich Historical Society and Museum website: The “Ipswich Painters,” as they were known, included Edna Baylor, Arthur Wesley Dow, Henry Kenyon, Arthur Kimball, John Mansfield, Carl Nordstrom, Jane Peterson, Francis Richardson, and Theodore Wendel all of whom chose to live in Ipswich. (Dow was born here and called Ipswich his residence throughout his life.) All were born in the nineteenth century and survived several decades into the twentieth. Most of them were here when Dow was alive. Some were summer residents (Kimball), some became more or less permanent (Baylor and Peterson). Others were full time residents (Kenyon, Mansfield, Nordstrom, Richardson, and Wendel.) Arthur Smith Kimball (1856-1937) was a summer resident of Ipswich. Different from the rest of these painters, Kimball’s primary career was in music. He was a professor of singing at the Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College from 1883-1924 and coauthor of a book of hymns. In the summer he seemed to devote his leisure time to painting and produced airy landscapes of Ipswich’ s open spaces. All of these artists were trained elsewhere. Mansfield was the oldest and the first to go to Europe for study. Dow, Kenyon, Richardson, and Wendel studied in Paris and knew each other there. Peterson traveled abroad many times, studying in Madrid, Paris, and London, but also studied under Dow at Pratt Institute. On the other hand, the School at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston was the training ground for both Baylor and Nordstrom. Kimball was a music professor at Oberlin College, but returned during the summer months to join this vibrant community of artists in the early decades of the twentieth century.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: 521 |
| Condition:
very good |
Year:
1910 - 1919
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| Country:
USA |
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| Height:
16 in. (40.64 cm) |
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Width: 13 in. (33.02 cm)
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