By Nelson H. White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The Waves 09.28.2024 is an oil painting by American Impressionist Nelson H. White. A calm blue sky meets the ocean in a the distant horizon. Waves break in the foreground, forming white-caps, painted in thick white strokes, connotting the chaotic crash of a wave.
Signed "Nelson H. White 2024" in lower right corner
Frame Dimensions 9 x 16in
Framed in a custom Italian gold leaf frame.
Nelson H. White was born in New London, Connecticut in 1932. White has been surrounded by art and artists from the time he was born. He received his earliest art instruction from his grandfather, Henry Cooke White (1861-1952) and his father Nelson Cooke White (1900-1989), both important American artists. The family lived in Waterford, Connecticut and the elder White had been an early member of the art colony in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Known for his paintings of the Connecticut landscape and shoreline, Henry Cooke White became a teacher to his son, Nelson Cooke White. Living with his parents at the Florence Griswold house in Old Lyme, he met some of the most important and influential artists of the day, Childe Hassam, Will Howe Foote...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art by Medium: Panel