Mary Nicholena MacCord

Vase of Flowers by Mary Nicholena MacCord (American: 1864-1955)

Painted by Hudson River School artist Thomas B. Craig (1849-1924), "Autumn Stroll along the River Path" is oil on canvas and measures 20 x 16 inches. The...

Painted by Hudson River School artist William Ongley, "Through the Woods" is oil on canvas and measures 14 x 10 inches. The painting is signed by Ongley at the lower right. The work ...

Painted by Historic Woman Artist Anna Freeland, "Gray's Inn, Iron Mountain and Wildcat River, Jackson, NH" depicts an autumn scene in the White Mountains. Painted in oil on canvas, the work measures 12 x 18 inches and is signed and dated 1891 at the lower left. The work is framed in a period appropriate frame and ready to hang. Anna C. Freeland (1837-1911) was born in New Hampshire to Mary Ann (Baker) and William Chamberlain. She received her education at the New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College in Tilton, New Hampshire. She studied art in Chicago under Walter Shirlaw, at the Académie Julian in Paris under Constant, and in Boston under William A. Rimmer and William M. Hunt.[1] An artist as well as a respected teacher, Freeland was a founder of the Worcester Art Students Club whose members included Joseph H. Greenwood and Frank J. Darrah. Incorporated in 1887, the club held meetings in the homes of its members. The club began holding meetings and exhibitions at the Worcester Art Museum following its opening in 1898.[2] Freeland offered instruction from her Worcester studio during the Winter months, and for over a decade, spent her summer working in her Jackson, New Hampshire studio.3 Her studio adjoined Gray’s Inn, a lodging establishment popular among artists. While busy executing figurative and floral works, as well as landscape and animal subjects, Freeland continued to teach. In 1886, she instructed a class of lady artists in Jackson.[4] In 1890, Freeland contributed several floral works as well as Portrait of Baby McClure, the infant daughter of an Art Students’ Club member, to the 10th annual exhibition of the club.[5] In 1902, Freeland was the instructor at an outdoor sketch class organized by the Newton Center Woman’s club.[6] In 1910, she exhibited with local artists including Joseph H. Greenwood at the Worcester Art Museum.[7] During her lifetime, Freeland exhibited locally and provided art instruction to notable artists including Walter Appleton Clark...

Painted by Hudson River School artist Hermann Simon (1846-1895) , "Sunset on the Hudson River" is oil on canvas, measures 15 x 25 inches, and is signed and dated 1875 at the lower ri...

A dynamic, highly textured impasto mid-century still life of a blue vase with flowers. Unsigned. Displayed in a rustic walnut wood frame. Image,...

Gorgeous oil painting of a blue vase filled with vibrant yellow daisies next to a small bowl and pears by Roslyn B Silva (American,1911-2005). Signed "Roslyn Silva" lower right and titled on verso. Presented in a rustic wood frame. Image, 14"H x 18"L. An early Sacramento River Delta artist and a founding member of the River Road Art Gallery in Walnut Grove...

Wonderful still life of Cyclamen and lace by Katherine Popera (American, 20th century). Presented in a giltwood frame. Katherine F. Popera is a Maryland painter of portraits and stil...

Beautiful mid century still-life of authentic Hopi Indian relics including terracotta pottery, an ear of corn, and colorful moccasins on a traditional patt...