Henry Cooke White Paintings

American, 1861-1952

Henry Cooke White in Hartford, Connecticut. His career in art was founded at the age of 14 after meeting the famous American Tonalist painter, Dwight William Tyron. The two became lifelong friends, and White even wrote Tyron’s major biography, The Life and Art of Dwight William Tyron (published in 1930). In the late 1880s, Tyron pushed White to move to New York City to further his artistic training at the Art Students League. During this time, White studied under many talented artists including Kenyon Cox, John H. Twatchman and William Merritt Chase. From 1896–97, White spent time traveling in Europe. Upon his return to the states, he began to spend most of his time in Connecticut, following his favorite painting seasons. Spring in Hartford was followed a week later by spring in Old Lyme, and then finally at Waterford. He would experience his favorite seasons three times over each year. Once immersed into Connecticut’s community, White was encouraged to paint habitually in Old Lyme where an art colony was developing, beginning in the spring of 1903. Inspired by European artists, including Claude Monet, and Pierre Auguste-Renoir, the Old Lyme Art Colony defined American Impressionism by memorializing the serene qualities of rural New England life through the use of vibrant palettes and broken strokes on wood and canvas. The Colony comprised upwards of 200 artists during its three decades of creating nature-based scenes in oils and pastels such as Frederick Childe Hassam, Willard Metcalf and Henry Cooke White amongst the rest. Henry C. White had come to be known for his paintings, pastels and etchings of the Connecticut landscape. The Old Lyme Art Colony has been described as one of America’s most distinguished art colonies. In 1910, he founded the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts and stayed active with the group until late in his life. He continued to paint into his early 80s and died during his 91st year in Waterford in 1952.

Artist: Henry Cooke White

Henry Cooke White"Oak in Spring" 1930 American Impressionist oil painting, oak tree landscape, C. 1930

$28,000

"Oak in Spring" 1930 American Impressionist oil painting, oak tree landscape

By Henry Cooke White

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

"Oak in Spring" is a 1930 American Impressionist oil painting of an oak tree landscape. Painted en plein-air, in an almost pointillist style, H.C. White depicts a classic Connecticut landscape. A Tall wiry tree stands as the focal point, having just bloomed its first leaves; foliage still thin enough to outline every single branch. Reds and browns scattered throughout the foreground connote autumn leaves that had yet to be cleared. Henry Cooke White (b. 1861) in Hartford Connecticut. His career in art was founded at the age of 14, when he met the famous American Tonalist painter, Dwight William Tyron. The two became lifelong friends, and White even wrote Tyron’s major biography, The Life and Art of Dwight William Tyron (pub. 1930). In the late 1880’s, Tyron pushed White to move to New York City to further his artistic training at the Art Students League. During this time, White studied under many talented artist’s; Kenyon Cox, John H. Twatchman, and William Merritt Chase. From 1896-1897, White spent time travelling in Europe. Upon his return to the states, he began to spend most of his time in Connecticut, following his favorite painting seasons. Spring in Hartford was followed a week later by spring in Old Lyme, and then finally at Waterford. He’d experience his favorite seasons three times over each year. Once immersed into Connecticut’s community, White was encouraged to paint habitually in Old Lyme; where an art colony was developing, beginning in the spring of 1903. Inspired by European artists, including Claude Monet, and Pierre Auguste-Renoir, the Old Lyme Art Colony defined American Impressionism by memorializing the serene qualities of rural New England life through use of vibrant palettes and broken strokes on wood and canvas. The Colony comprised upwards of 200 artists during its three decades of creating nature-based scenes in oils and pastels; Frederick Childe Hassam...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Henry Cooke White Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Emile Albert GruppeEmile Albert Gruppe “Winter - Gloucester MA”, 1950

$6,400

H 27 in W 31 in D 2 in

Emile Albert Gruppe “Winter - Gloucester MA”

By Emile Albert Gruppe

Located in Dallas, TX

Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) "Winter - Gloucester, Mass" Oil on canvas Signed "Emile A. Gruppe" (lower right) Canvas: 20 x 24 Inchesinches Framed: 27 x 31 inches Prove...

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1950s American Impressionist Henry Cooke White Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

$12,000

H 23 in W 27 in D 3 in

Melting Snow in Ploughed Field. American Impressionist Painting Winter Scene.

Located in Marco Island, FL

A lovely little Impressionist landscape of Melting Snow in a Ploughed Field, painted by William Samuel Horton (1856-1936). William Horton, primarily a landscape painter, lived and...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Henry Cooke White Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Dalhart Windberg"Texas Pastoral Bluebonnet Scene" Framed Oil Painting Spring Wildflowers Farm

$2,700

H 9 in W 12 in

"Texas Pastoral Bluebonnet Scene" Framed Oil Painting Spring Wildflowers Farm

By Dalhart Windberg

Located in Austin, TX

Canvas size: 9 x 12 in. Frame size: 17 x 19.5 in. Signed, bottom left in red "Windberg" A serene, nostalgic scene that captures a Central Texas pastoral landscape with a soft, impre...

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1970s American Impressionist Henry Cooke White Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Greg Harris"A Hillside Picnic", Greg Harris, Original Oil, Figurative, Landscape, 24x30 in., 1999

$11,500

H 24 in W 30 in D 1 in

"A Hillside Picnic", Greg Harris, Original Oil, Figurative, Landscape, 24x30 in.

By Greg Harris

Located in Dallas, TX

"A Hillside Picnic" By Greg Harris is a perfect example of his most sought after paintings. Measuring 24x30 in., this painting has three woman in white and pink walking in fields of ...

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1990s American Impressionist Henry Cooke White Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Henry Cooke WhiteAutumn Landscape, 1930

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H 12 in W 16 in

Autumn Landscape

By Henry Cooke White

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Painted en plein air, in Connecticut. A foreground slanted upwards towards a hilltop is speckled with small boulders. Light hit's a plateau of grass covered with orange and yellow leaves. Pale, skinny trees stand tall, as the focal point of this scene, preparing to hibernate until spring. A thick white painted background connotes a crisp autumn sky. Henry Cooke White (b. 1861) in Hartford Connecticut. His career in art was founded at the age of 14, when he met the famous American Tonalist painter, Dwight William Tyron. The two became lifelong friends, and White even wrote Tyron’s major biography, The Life and Art of Dwight William Tyron (pub. 1930). In the late 1880’s, Tyron pushed White to move to New York City to further his artistic training at the Art Students League. During this time, White studied under many talented artist’s; Kenyon Cox, John H. Twatchman, and William Merritt Chase. From 1896-1897, White spent time travelling in Europe. Upon his return to the states, he began to spend most of his time in Connecticut, following his favorite painting seasons. Spring in Hartford was followed a week later by spring in Old Lyme, and then finally at Waterford. He’d experience his favorite seasons three times over each year. Once immersed into Connecticut’s community, White was encouraged to paint habitually in Old Lyme; where an art colony was developing, beginning in the spring of 1903. Inspired by European artists, including Claude Monet, and Pierre Auguste-Renoir, the Old Lyme Art Colony defined American Impressionism by memorializing the serene qualities of rural New England life through use of vibrant palettes and broken strokes on wood and canvas. The Colony comprised upwards of 200 artists during its three decades of creating nature-based scenes in oils and pastels; Frederick Childe Hassam...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Henry Cooke White Paintings

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Oil

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