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Gordon Grant Paintings

American, 1875-1962
Born in San Francisco, Gordon Grant is known for his etchings and paintings of marine subjects. He also painted portraits, streets, harbors, beaches and marines, and was an illustrator, whose work included pulp fiction* for Popular Detective magazine in the 1930s. Skilled with watercolor, Grant was honored many times by the American Watercolor Society*. Memberships included the Society of Illustrators*, Salmagundi Club*, Allied Artists of America*, New York Society of Painters, and American Federation of Artists*. At age 13, he was sent to Scotland for schooling, and the four-month sail around Cape Horn remained a permanent influence on his career. He studied art in Heatherly and at the Lambeth School of Art* in London, and then in 1895, he became a staff artist for the San Francisco Examiner. The next year, he took the same type of job for the New York World and covered the Boer War for Harper's Weekly.
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Artist: Gordon Grant
A Schooner off of the Coast
A Schooner off of the Coast

A Schooner off of the Coast

By Gordon Grant

Located in Wiscasett, ME

An oil on canvas by American artist Gordon Hope Grant featuring a schooner off of the coast. This painting is signed and dated i1945 n the lower left and measures 33.5" x 33.5" inclu...

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1940s Post-Impressionist Gordon Grant Paintings

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Seaside
Seaside

Seaside

By Gordon Grant

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Signed lower left. A watercolor on paper medium. Gordon Grant was a master of maritime watercolors, known for his ability to capture the essence of nautical life with remarkable pr...

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1940s Realist Gordon Grant Paintings

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