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
Williamsburg VA in Spring
By Guy Carleton Wiggins
Located in Milford, NH
A fine spring scene in historic Williamsburg, Virginia with the Governor’s Palace in the background by American artist Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962). Wiggins was born in Brooklyn,...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 17.5 in W 20 in
"Seascape" Henry Ward Ranger, Impressionist Coastal Scene, Atmospheric Sky
By Henry Ward Ranger
Located in New York, NY
Henry Ward Ranger Seascape, circa 1905 Estate stamp lower right Oil on academy board 11 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches A key person in the establishment of the Old Lyme, Connecticut art colon...
Oil, Board
$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
$350
H 5 in W 5 in D 1 in
"Le Jardin de Monet, II" (2023) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Oil Painting, Lily Pond
By Leigh Ann Van Fossan
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Le Jardin de Monet, II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impression of a lily pond. Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oi...
Canvas, Oil
$5,500
H 21.75 in W 15.75 in D 1.5 in
Ohlone Mother and Child Walking Through the Santa Cruz Redwoods - Landscape 1930
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene depiction of an Ohlone Mother and Child walking a forest path by Anton Dahl (Swedish-American). Ohlone Mother and child are walking through the North...
Oil, Linen
$1,995
H 29.5 in W 35.5 in D 0.75 in
Harold Vincent Skene Western Mountain Bear Landscape Oil Painting, Colorado
By Harold Vincent Skene
Located in Denver, CO
An original 1959 oil painting by renowned Colorado artist Harold Vincent Skene (1883–1978), Little Bear is a striking Mid-Century Western landscape that ca...
Oil
$90,000
H 24 in W 36 in
Reminiscence - California Impressionist Rural Scene Oil on Canvas Painting
By William Wendt
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Reminiscence” is an oil on canvas painting by California Impressionist, William Wendt, depicting a country scene in his signature muted palette. The artwork is signed lower right, “...
Canvas, Oil
$1,250
H 27.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.25 in
Jon Blanchette Northern California Farmhouse Landscape Oil Painting Mid-Century
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
An original mid-century oil painting by acclaimed California artist Jon Blanchette (1908–1987), this tranquil Northern California landscape captures the timeless beauty of the state'...
Oil
$21,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.75 in W 47.38 in D 1 in
Coast Guard Cutter with Cannons Spanish-American War Maritime Original Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
Turn of 20th Century Spanish-American War Coast Guard Cutter with Cannons Original Oil Painting A fine example of maritime ship portraiture oil painting of a Coast Guard Cutter with cannons under sails during the Spanish American War by renowned Nautical British/American painter Captain William Lindsay Challoner (British/American 1852-1901), 1901. Auction values Luminous and striking painting with seaman unfurling sails heading into rough waters. Challoner served as captain of a naval vessel (Coast Guard Cutter) during the Spanish-American War. Here he is depicted on the deck of the ship while seamen scramble aloft on the rigging during a gale. The captain stands tall before the cannons at the ready to fend off intruders. His paintings are rare and highly prized by museums and Nautical collectors alike. Signed: Lower right corner "W. Challoner" Not framed Dated: "1910" Provenance: A local Monterey Bay area estate find. Condition: Professionally restored (conservation report available) Image size: 27.75"H x 47.38"W William Lindsay Challoner lived the peripatetic life of a mariner, spending much of his time at sea, and in ports such as New Orleans and San Francisco, California. He was born in Bedminster, England, and attended the York Naval Academy. In 1880, Challoner married Mary Cadogan. That same year, the couple immigrated to Argentina and then New Orleans. They had one son, William Lindsay Challoner, Jr. Lloyd’s Lists record Challoner as master aboard J.P. Macheca, a “Clipper Schooner” running bananas from Jamaica during the mid-1880s. The clipper also raced at the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans. As is often the case, Challoner’s middle name is misspelled as “Lindsey” in J.P. Macheca & Co. records. He is also said to have served as captain for vessels in the Morgan Line. Painting was at first an avocation for Challoner, but his draftsmanship and handling of paint suggest academic training. He may also have learned to make precise topographical drawings at the York Naval Academy. Many of his ship portraits are in the English tradition, notably followers of Samuel Walker, a leading English maritime artist in the 1850s. Like his Liverpool counterparts, Challoner used receding linear and atmospheric perspective to focus on the crisp portraits of specific ships. At their best, his canvases are highly finished, a style that imitates the Venetian tradition of topographical city views associated with Giovanni Antonio Canal, also known as Canaletto. However, Challoner’s restrained bravura paint handling also may bear witness to the influence of the French Impressionists. Challoner seems to have arrived in New Orleans about 1880. He advertised in the press and exhibited at the Creole Art Gallery and Grunewald’s Music Store in New Orleans. In 1887, Challoner moved to San Francisco, where he exhibited his maritime scenes at the Mechanic’s Institute and became a U.S. citizen. He may have been back in New Orleans after 1891, and served as captain of a naval vessel during the Spanish-American War. His art clients tended to be men involved in the shipping industry—ship owners and commission merchants, along with professional clubs and maritime benevolent societies. Challoner’s principal competition in New Orleans was August Norieri, a talented ship portraitist and painter of marines. While Norieri lived hand-to-mouth, Challoner drew a handsome salary working as a ship captain, presumably until shortly before his death at the age of 49. Securing the commission for painting the newly founded New Orleans Yacht Club suggests that Challoner was held in higher regard as an artist than Norieri. The two artists together met the market demand for ship portraiture and marine views in the port city, as had Edward Arnold and James Guy...
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Manhattan Towers (East River)
By Edward Cucuel
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Signed lower left: Cucuel Signed and inscribed on verso: Cucuel / Manhattan Towers (East River) Provenance Private collection, Massachusetts Born in San Francisco in 1875, Edward C...
Oil
$15,000
H 27 in W 30 in
"Low Tide - Brittany, France, " Henriette Oberteuffer, Coastal Landscape
By Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer
Located in New York, NY
Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer (1878 - 1962) Low Tide - Brittany, France Oil on canvasboard 18 x 21 1/2 inches Signed lower right Painter, printmaker, and teacher Henriette Amiard Oberteuffer (1878-1962) was born in Le Havre, France and studied at the Academie Julian in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant. She moved with her husband and fellow artist George Oberteuffer...
Oil, Board
$2,500
H 13 in W 17 in D 1.25 in
San Gabriel Mountains in Autumn Landscape California School 1930s
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful California plein air painting of San Gabriel Mountains in autumn with iconic Sycamore tree in foreground. Circa 1960. Unsigned. Presented in vintage gilt-toned carved wood frame. Image size: 10"H x 14"W. The San Gabriel Mountains have inspired many famous plein air painters including Hanson Puthuff, Marion Kavanagh Wachtel, Maurice Braun...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
"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