Many early 20th century art critics considered Walter Elmer Schofield to be one of the most daring innovators among American Impressionist landscape painters. Schofield was quoted in International Studio magazine in February of 1913, saying, “Zero weather, rain, falling snow and wind; all these things to contend with only make the open-air painter love the fight.” Schofield was born in Philadelphia on September 10, 1867, the son of a prosperous businessman. He attended classes at the Pennsylvania Academy from 1889 to 1892, under Thomas Anshutz. While there, he frequented the Tuesday night open houses that Robert Henri held at his studio. There, close friendships developed with Henri, Edward Redfield, William Glackens, Colin Campbell Cooper, Augustus Koopman, Charles Grafly and John Sloan. Schofield left in 1892 to enroll at the Académie Julian in Paris, where he studied under William Bouguereau, Gabriel Ferrier and Henri Lucian Doucet. In 1896, Schofield met and married an English girl by the name of Murielle Redmayne. In 1901, they moved to St. Ives in Cornwall. Although Schofield established his residence in England, he made annual trips to the United States where he usually resided from October through April. He spent much of his time painting his famed Pennsylvania snow scenes, when not attending to obligations at galleries and art institutions.
The majority of Schofield’s work depicts the coastal fishing villages of Cornwall and Devon, their rolling hillsides, rocky coasts and clusters of cottages made for desirable subjects. His stately manor house in Cornwall, called Godolphin, with its rich grounds, lily pond and formal gardens, also provided the artist with idyllic scenery to paint. Often compared to his contemporary, Edward Redfield, a competitive rivalry developed between the two artists. A frequent visitor to Redfield’s home in Bucks County, Schofield became convinced that painting large canvases outside, with bold, rapid brush strokes was the direction he wished to follow. By 1904, animosity had developed between the two artists and their friendship cooled. During his lifetime, he garnered many awards, medals and prizes. His exhibition record includes the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1903 Gold Medal and 1914 Gold Medal), the Paris Salon, the Philadelphia Art Club (1898 prize). the Society of American Artists (1900 prize), the “Paris Exposition” (1900 prize), the National Academy of Design (1901 prize, 1911 Gold Medal, and 1920 prize), the “Pan-American Exposition” in Buffalo, the Carnegie Institute (1904 Medal), the “St. Louis Exposition” (1904 Medal), the “Corcoran Gallery Biennials” (1926 Silver Medal), the Art Institute of Chicago (1921 prize), the National Arts Club (1913 Gold Medal and prize), the “Panama-Pacific Exposition” in San Francisco (1915 Silver Medal) and the “Sesquicentennial Exposition” in Philadelphia (1926 Silver Medal). His work is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Woodmere Art Museum, the James A. Michener Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Carnegie Institute, the Albright Art Gallery in Buffalo, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Luxembourg Museum in Paris and the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian Institute, among others.
"Sketch" Walter Elmer Schofield, Impressionist Coastline, Philadelphia Artist
By Walter Elmer Schofield
Located in New York, NY
Walter Elmer Schofield Sketch, circa 1880s Oil on panel 12 x 14 inches Walter Elmer Schofield is regarded as a leader of the Philadelphia Impressionists and central to the broader ...
Oil, Panel
$125,000
Devon Farm
By Walter Elmer Schofield
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Devon Farm Oil on canvas, 40 x 48 inches (101.6 x 121.9 cm) Framed dimensions 52 1/2 x 44 3/4 inches Signed lower right: Schofield Provenance Private collection, New York, until 202...
Canvas, Oil
Cornish Village
By Walter Elmer Schofield
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower left: W.E. Schofield
Oil
Long Beach, Sag Harbor, NY
By Nelson H. White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a Hamptons beach, Foster's Memorial Beach in Sag Harbor. A small rosebush in the foreground. A few beach umbrellas are posted along the shoreline. Nelson H. White...
Oil
$700
H 14 in W 14 in
"Eastern Plains of Colorado" By Sparky LeBold, Colorado Landscape Oil Painting
By Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Eastern Plains of Colorado" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a beautiful handmade oil painting that depicts a view of the vast green plains of Colorado, with the famed su...
Oil, Panel
"Mt. Evans and Bierstadt, Colorado" Oil Painting
By David Shingler
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler's (NC based) "Mt. Evans and Bierstadt, Colorado" is an oil painting that depicts a green grassy plain dotted with Pine trees leading to the snow capped mountains in th...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,500
H 22.75 in W 26.75 in D 1.5 in
"Autumn" Colorful Mid-20th Century American Oil Painting Landscape with Tress
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful depiction of an Autumn landscape in Kent, Connecticut from the Mid-20th Century with puffed trees by the country side. For this beautiful depiction, we find distinct elements that are unique to the earlier works of George Lawrence...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$4,950
H 20 in W 30 in
FREDERICK SMITH Wild Flowers Verbena High Desert Palm Springs Snowy Mountains
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
A very lovey Impressionist painting depicting spring wildflowers in the desert near Palm Springs, California. In a classic, carved, gold leaf frame. Frame dimensions are 30 x 40 inch...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$3,350
H 8 in W 12 in
"Cape Cod" oil painting by American Impressionist, blue seascape w grey clouds
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted en plein air, in Cape Code, Massachusetts. Clouds float in layers above a foreground of shoreline, where a cove of sea meets sand. Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Ange...
Oil, Panel
$600
H 8 in W 6 in D 0.75 in
"Lovers in the Rain -Paris-" Impressionist Oil Painting Figures by Eiffel Tower
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic Plein Air scene of a couple under an umbrella by the Eiffel Tower in the rain. The thick brush strokes and fun marks creates an atmosphere re...
Oil, Wood Panel
A Stone and Wood House in 19th-century Mamaroneck, New York
Located in San Francisco, CA
The painting may not illustrate your story, but it is universal—that desire to honor one’s forerunners and reflect on their daily lives. Consider the many opportunities, comforts and...
Oil, Board
$15,000
H 22 in W 18 in
California Landscape Oil Painting. Impressionist Green Winding Road Landscape.
By William Wendt
Located in Marco Island, FL
A lovely American Impressionist landscape painted by William Wendt (1865-1946), one of California's best-known landscape painters. This painting has the signature use of rich gree...
Oil, Canvas
$2,229
H 15 in W 24 in D 0.5 in
Golden Morning, Hawaiian seascape, ocean painting, marine art, American artist
By Daria Molostnova
Located in Oslo, NO
"This painting was created in the morning on the island of Oahu during the winter storm season," said Daria about this artwork. "I went out to paint after noticing soft lilac shadows...
Canvas, Oil
Passage From Malta’s Zurrieq Valley Sea Inlet, by Anthony Muscat
Located in San Francisco, CA
The painting replicates a classic scene located at Wied iż-Żurrieq, also known as the Zurrieq Valley Sea Inlet. This narrow, steep-cliff sea valley is located on the southern coast o...
Canvas, Oil
Tall Ships in the Harbor
By Paul Bernard King
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
American painter Paul King was born in Buffalo, New York on February 9, 1867. Mounted in a carved, gold leaf frame. This painting ships from San Diego, CA.
Masonite, Oil
"The Steam Trawlers, Boulogne"
By Walter Elmer Schofield
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by Walter Elmer Schofield. Exhibited at the Woodmere Art Museum's and illustrated in the catalog titled "Schofield: Internationa...
Canvas, Oil
"Cliff Farm, Cornwall"
By Walter Elmer Schofield
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed lower left. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame. Walter Elmer Schofield (1867 - 1944) Many early twentieth century art critics considered Schofield to be one of ...
Canvas, Oil
"In Brittany"
By Walter Elmer Schofield
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Exhibited: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art 1898 Provenance: Estate of Artist, with letter from Grandniece Walter Elmer Schofield (1877-1944) Many early twentieth century art critics considered Schofield to be one of the daring innovators among American Impressionist landscape painters. As he was quoted in International Studio magazine, February, 1913, “Zero weather, rain, falling snow and wind; all these things to contend with only make the open-air painter love the fight”. Walter Elmer Schofield was born in Philadelphia on September 10, 1867, the son of a prosperous businessman. He attended classes at the Pennsylvania Academy from 1889 to 1892, under Thomas Anshutz. While there, he frequented the Tuesday night open houses that Robert Henri held at his studio. There close friendships developed with Henri, Edward Redfield, William Glackens, Colin Campbell Cooper, Augustus Koopman, Charles Grafly and John Sloan. He left in 1892 to enroll at the Academie Julian in Paris, where he studied under Bouguereau, Gabriel Ferrier, and Henri Lucien Doucet. Schofield met and in 1896, married, an English girl by the name of Murielle Redmayne. In 1901, they moved abroad to St. Ives in Cornwall. Although Schofield established his residence in England, he made annual trips to the United States where he usually remained from October through April. He spent much of his time painting his famed Pennsylvania snow scenes, when not attending to obligations to Galleries and art institutions. The majority of Schofield's work depicts the coastal fishing villages of Cornwall and Devon. The rolling hillsides, rocky coasts and clusters of cottages made for desirable subjects. His stately manor house in Cornwall, called "Godolphin”, with its rich grounds, lily pond and formal gardens, also provided the artist with idyllic scenery to paint. Often compared to his contemporary, Redfield, a competitive rivalry developed between the two artists. A frequent visitor to Edward Redfield's home in Bucks County, Schofield became convinced that painting large canvases out of doors with bold, rapid brush strokes was the direction he wished to follow. By 1904, animosity had developed between the two artists and their friendship cooled. During his lifetime he garnered many awards, medals and prizes. His exhibition record includes the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts(1903 Gold Medal,1914 Gold Medal), the Paris Salon, the Philadelphia Art Club(1898 prize), the Society of American Artists(1900 prize), the Paris Exposition(1900 prize), the National Academy of Design(1901 prize,1911 Gold...
Canvas, Oil
"Coast of Cornwall"
By Walter Elmer Schofield
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed lower left. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt period frame. Walter Elmer Schofield (1867 - 1944) Many early tw...
Canvas, Oil
"The Inner Harbor, Polperro"
By Walter Elmer Schofield
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed and dated lower right. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame. Illustrated in "Schofield: International Impress...
Canvas, Oil
"Frosty Morning"
By Walter Elmer Schofield
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed lower right. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt period frame. Walter Elmer Schofield (1867 - 1944) Many early tw...
Canvas, Oil