Charles Courtney Curran Art

A fine landscape painting with billowing Cumulus clouds by American artist Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942). Curran was born in Hartford, Kentucky, studying one year at the Cinci...

Oil on canvas painting laid down a lucite by Charles Courtney Curran. Signed and dated lower right, 1923. Titled by the artist verso with inventory numbers and artist initials. Condition is good. This painting would be considered a study for future works. Framed in a period gold leaf over a gesso and wood frame. Overall measurements are 14.5 by 16.5 inches. Provenance: A private Ohio collector American 1861-1942 ARTIST BIOGRAPHY: Early American Impressionist Charles Courtney Curran was memorable both for his elegant interior and exterior portraits of women and children, as well as for his leadership role at the Cragsmoor Art Colony. Often compared to fellow American Impressionists Mary Cassatt, Frank Benson, and Edmund Charles Tarbell, Curran’s iconic paintings featuring graceful young women in flowing dresses set against the vast expanse of nature captivated art critics and the public, as well as his contemporaries. Curran’s impressionistic techniques utilizing loose brushstrokes and a vivid palette combined with his nostalgic subject matter encapsulate the leisurely summer beauty of Cragsmoor. Charles Courtney Curran was born in 1861 in Hartford, Kentucky and raised in Sandusky, Ohio. He studied under Thomas B. Noble at the Cincinnati School of Design for a year before moving to New York City in 1882 where he first attended the National Academy of Design and later studied at the Art Student’s League under Walter Satterlee. At the age of 23, he made his public debut at the Academy of Design, a venue that showcased his work for the remainder of his career. In 1887, Curran’s paintings also began exhibiting at the Pennsylvania Academy where he continued to show his work for nearly three decades. He left for Paris in 1889 where he studied under Jules Lefebvre at the Académie Julian for two years. Upon his return to the United States, the artist settled in New York and began teaching at the Pratt Institute and Art Students League. In 1903, fellow artist and friend Frederick Dellenbaugh invited Curran to visit Cragsmoor. A bourgeoning summer art center started by Edward Lamson Henry...

A celebrated figure in the American Impressionism movement, Charles Courtney Curran is counted among the great American artists of the turn of the century. The present oil on canvas ...

An impressionist oil painting by Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942). Finely painted with great detail and color. Signed lower right. Image size, 14"L x 20"H.