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Description:
An exceptional offering of an original oil on canvas titled "Washington Bridge 1937" by the well known and collected White Mountain School artist William F. Paskell. This particular work is signed "Van Saul" which is believed to have been used by Paskell as a pseudonym. This was most likely a marketing ploy due to Paskell's tremendous output. When viewing this work it becomes clear that it is by Paskell's hand. There are few known examples where he signed this name, thus this painting represents a unique opportunity to acquire a very unique Paskell with a story. The subject matter, the Washington Bridge, completes the package. The colors are typical Paskell at his best. This painting measures 22 by 14 inches and is housed in the original period frame. The condition (as found) is very good with the exception of two small old repairs which are visible on the back. There are very minor touch ups over these area, but very difficult to see. There is an area of old varnish build up in the upper left corner, and again it is not that noticeable. All of these issues are very minor repairs and can easily be handled by any restorer/conservator. Signed in the lower right and titled on the back. Hard to go wrong with this one.
William F. Paskell was born in London and moved to Boston in 1872 with his family. By the age of twenty-one he was already mentioned in the press as a very promising artist, with his paintings hanging beside the work of Childe Hassam and John J. Enneking in the annual Boston Art Club exhibitions. Paskell married in 1900 and by 1905 had four children. In order to provide for his family, Paskell pushed his paintings on the market faster then the market could absorb them and thus depressed the prices of his own works. However, after years of neglect, Paskell's paintings are gradually earning the respect they deserve. Paskell started painting a fairly tight style of impressionism, and gradually reached a loose impressionistic style before World War I. He told one of his grandchildren that to be best appreciated, his large landscape paintings had to be seen at twenty-five feet or more. Paskell painted up to the day of his death, dying in Boston in 1951 at the age of eighty-five, in humble circumstances. He is considered one of the last "White Mountain School of Painters" with a connection to the 19th century. He painted both watercolors and oils. His paintings were exhibited at the Boston Art Club.
| Status: No Longer Available |
Reference#: PAS12192004B |
| Condition:
good |
Year:
1937
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| Country:
USA |
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| Height:
14 in. (35.56 cm) |
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Width: 20 in. (50.80 cm)
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| Title:
"Washington Bridge 1937" |
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| Materials:
oil on canvas |
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