Alexander James More Art

Philip Leslie Hale New England Autumn, 1910 Pastel on canvas 25 x 30 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist Sotheby's New York, American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, May 24, 1990, Lot 125 R. Anne McCarthy Rose Art Museum, Waltham, Massachusetts (gift from the above) Private Collection, Massachusetts Exhibited: Philadelphia, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Tenth Annual Philadelphia Watercolor Exhibition, November 10 - December 15, 1912, no. 13. Painter, teacher and writer, Philip Leslie Hale is recognized for his decorative paintings of the female figure and for his interior scenes with figures as well as for his progressive approach to painting. However, his career went through several phases that included sporting scenes, figural studies of women including nudes, portraits, and allegorical works reflecting the overwhelming forces of nature. Of the Boston painters of his time, he seemed the most fully committed to Impressionism, and his technique suggests the influence of French impressionist Edgar Degas. In most of his paintings, the landscape was more important than the figure. He was a prolific writer in local newspapers and periodicals about the contemporary art scene, discussing the work of his Boston colleagues. He also wrote numerous books on art and art history including a study of Vermeer that was published in 1913. Among his writings are 1892 newspaper columns for Arcadia Magazine titled "Letters from Paris", art criticism for the Boston Herald from 1905 to 1909; and art criticism for the Boston Evening Transcript. He argued for the Boston School of Art as led by Edmund Tarbell whose style was based on Impressionism with elements of Realism, especially figure painting. Hale was born in Boston in 1865, the son Reverend Edward Hale, a Boston clergyman and a relative of Nathan Hale. He studied with Ellen Day Hale, his sister, and Edmund Tarbell at the Boston Museum School, with J. Alden Weir at the Art Students League in New York City, and then went to Paris for further studies at the Academie Julian and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He remained in France for fifteen years, returning to America about 1895. During that time, from 1888, he spent summers at Giverny, France with his good friend, artist, Theodore Butler, and became well acquainted with Claude Monet. Traveling throughout Europe, Hale visited the major museums, and copied the works of Ingres, Vermeer, Watteau and Michelangelo. Hale married Lilian Westcott Hale...

Achille LAUGÉ (Arzens 1861 – Cailhau 1944) The Port of Collioure Pastel on paper laid down on canvas H. 38 cm; W. 55 cm Provenance annotations on the reverse Circa 1926–29 Unsigned ...

Arthur Clifton Goodwin American, 1864-1929 Washington Bridge Pastel & charcoal on paper 18 by 22 in. W/frame 20 by 24 in. Inventory Number: 01156

Artist Statement: "What was she thinking to herself as she waited to go out into the open arena and perform. I had no idea of course. I could only imagine the adrenaline surge that s...

Ye Old Towne Bar Original Pastel under glass 20.75 x 14.75 framed as pictured signed LL Salmagundi Club Auction 2004 with auction label, auction catalog, bio and American Artist maga...

Wonderful pastel of early Avalon, Santa Catalina Island by Guy Bedford (American, 1866-1916), 1898. One of two estate pieces purchased; one was signed and ...

John Appleton Brown’s A Path Through the Spring Trees is a radiant pastel on paper that beautifully captures the tenderness of early spring. A softly worn path curves gently through ...

Artist Statement: "I find the behind the scenes action of more interest than the actual rodeo events themselves. Watching the men and women get ready with their horses before they go...

A luminous early 20th-century Western mountain landscape by Elsie Haddon Haynes depicting Silver Plume, Colorado, a historic mining town nestled within t...

Mt. Tamalpais and Stream in the Spring circa 1900 Stream above Lake Bon Tempe with Mt. Tamalpais in the background. A warm spring day in Northern California and the Bay Area. Excell...

A contemporary Impressionist pastel on paper by British artist Miranda McCarthy. Signed to the bottom right and presented in a black case frame. The softness of pastel as a medium ...

Artist Statement: "We have a metal rocker in the backyard that has a certain aesthetic about it that I like to use amongst the flowers when they are in full bloom. It's an old chair ...

"Hallman's" is a landscape with figures and farmhouse, by American Impressionist painter Albert Van Nesse Greene. The painting is a 13.5" x 19....

Elena Degenhardt's "Plein Air Wave Fragmentations V" is a poignant representation of the relentless and eternal spirit of the sea. Crafted in 2022, this exquisite original artwork measures 5 x 6.5 inches, rendered in soft pastel on paper, and comes elegantly framed in a custom 6.5 x 8-inch frame that complements the hues of the ocean's waters. Degenhardt's mastery in pastel techniques...

Work : Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, Unique Work. Not Framed. Museum matting & backing included, ready to be framed in a standard frame 40x30 cm. Medium : Watercolour, Gouache...