Clara Peck

Schools Out

Initialed Lower Left

Young girl holding her dog up to grab her hat on a tree branch. Cover for the March 1962 issue of the Calling All Girls magazine

Valley House Gallery is honored to present a selection of paintings from the estate of American artist, John Hartell (1902-1995). John Hartell taught two disciplines at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York: freshman architecture and graduate painting. He was a much-loved professor there from 1930 until his retirement in 1967; one of his most illustrious students is the architect Richard Meier. As an artist, Hartell's first solo exhibition was in 1937 at Kleeman Gallery in New York. He exhibited at Kraushaar Galleries in New York for four decades, beginning in 1943. The Hartell Gallery at Cornell University, under the Sibley Dome, is named for him. In describing John Hartell, the artist Michael Boyd...

Artist: Julius M. Delbos (Attributed to) – American (1879-1970) Title: Untitled Year: unknown circa 1950 Medium: Watercolor Sight size: 17 x 13.75 inches. Framed size: 28.75 x 24.25 inches Signature: Signed lower right Condition: Very good Frame: Frame in good condition This painting attributed to noted artist Julian Maximillian Delbos (1879-1970) depicts a garden scene with Mediterranean style buildings in the background. It is in very good condition. The colors are vibrant. The simple flat gray-black frame is in good condition with a few scratches and a very small separation in the upper right corner. About the Artist: Julius M. Delbos, born in 1879 in London, England, was a landscape painter, teacher, and lecturer. He was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design, New York City, in 1945, an Academician in 1948. He was also a member of the American Watercolor Society; the New York Watercolor Club; the Society of Graphic Art; Old Dudley Art Society, London; American Artists Professional League; National Arts Club; and the Century Club...