Lot 401

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Original watercolor on paper painting by celebrated American artist Harry W. Watrous (California and New York). Though he is known for oils, this is an original watercolor on paper, with the initials HW on the painting and his signature in pencil on the back. Can provide proof of signatures validity upon request. It is a seascape of the Hudson River from 23rd Street, and it came from a Virginia estate. It measures 14 inches x 8 inches, it is initialed, signed and matted but unframed.

    Provenance:
  • Acquired from a Virginia Estate
  • Dimensions:
  • 14 IN x 8 IN
  • Artist Name:
  • HARRY W. WATROUS
  • Medium:
  • Watercolor Painting on paper
  • Circa:
  • 1920s
  • Notes:
  • About The Artist: Harry Watrous (1857-1940) was a native of San Francisco. Harry Watrous is known for stylized figural works, academic portraits, and night scenes. In 1881, he went to Paris for five years and studied at the Julian Academy and in Bonnats atelier. He was influenced by Jean Leon Gerome and William Bouguereau and especially influenced by Jean Louis Meissonier. His academic genre painting was so popular that a Parisian art dealer marketed it successfully in London as did prestigious American collectors before he returned to this country. After settling in NYC, he was secretary of the National Academy of Design from 1895-1920, president in 1933. He died there on May 10, 1940. A leading figure in New York's turn-of-the-century art establishment, he won recognition for his stylized female portraits, elegant still lifes, and enchanting evening landscapes. His work earned gold medals from the St. Louis Exposition of 1904 and the National Academy of Design. Watrous went on to serve as the President of the National Academy, where he helped to set the artistic currents of the time. His work can now be seen in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Portland Museum of Art.
  • Condition:
  • Excellent

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