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Nellie Augusta Knopf
On The Dunes Near Provincetown

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A fine impressionist landscape oil painting by American artist Nellie Augusta Knopf (1875-1962). Knopf was born in Chicago, IL, and studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago where she studied under John Vanderpoel and Frederick Free. After graduating with honors in 1900, she taught art at Illinois Woman's College in Jackson for 43 years. Only five feet tall and hard of hearing, she was a determined artist who never let her deafness interfere with her painting or teaching career. During the summers 1910 to 1917 she studied in Maine with Charles Woodbury. Beginning in 1921 her summers and holidays were spent on painting trips to the West. She sketched in Wyoming, Arizona, Montana, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and California, and became well known as a painter of mountain, pueblos, seascapes, and other outdoor scenes that brought her international recognition. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, with a partial exhibition label on verso, titled on brass plaque which reads “On The Dunes Near Provincetown, Nellie A. Knopf (1875-1962), Restored in Honor of Helen Dinsmore Nichol, Class of 1915, by her son George D. Nichol,” as well as an inscribed note attached with the title and “MacMurray College Collection,” and housed in a deep or rose gold giltwood frame. Dimensions: 20 in H x 27.5 in W, actual; 27.88” H x 34.75 in W x 1.75 in D. Ref: 8
  • Creator:
    Nellie Augusta Knopf (1875 - 1962, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.88 in (70.82 cm)Width: 34.75 in (88.27 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Very good overall condition, with minimal imperfections. Please contact us directly for a full condition report before purchasing.
  • Gallery Location:
    Milford, NH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 94891stDibs: LU931312211872
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