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William Lester Stevens Art

American, 1888-1969

William Lester Stevens was born in Rockport, Massachusetts, in 1888. He first studied with Parker Perkins and then attended the Boston Museum School as a student of William Tarbell, Frank Benson, Philip Hale and William Paxton. Stevens taught at Princeton and Boston Universities and by 1964, had won more awards than any other living artist. Stevens, along with his friend Aldro Hibbard, was instrumental in organizing the Rockport Art Association in 1921. Stevens was also a member of the Boston School and opposed to the abstraction of art. He became well known for his landscapes, views of everyday life and portraits. Stevens died in 1969.

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"Winter Landscape" William Lester Stevens, Cape Ann Snowy Landscape
"Winter Landscape" William Lester Stevens, Cape Ann Snowy Landscape

"Winter Landscape" William Lester Stevens, Cape Ann Snowy Landscape

By William Lester Stevens

Located in New York, NY

William Lester Stevens Winter Landscape Signed lower right Oil on canvas 32 x 36 inches Born on June 15, 1888, in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens displayed his artistic abilities ...

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1920s Modern William Lester Stevens Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Rockport" William Lester Stevens, North East Coastal American Landscape
"Rockport" William Lester Stevens, North East Coastal American Landscape

"Rockport" William Lester Stevens, North East Coastal American Landscape

By William Lester Stevens

Located in New York, NY

William Lester Stevens Rockport Signed lower right Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Born on June 15, 1888, in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens displayed his artistic abilities from a y...

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1920s American Impressionist William Lester Stevens Art

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Canvas, Oil

William Lester Stevens, early Coastal Scene, Bass Rocks Backshore Gloucester
William Lester Stevens, early Coastal Scene, Bass Rocks Backshore Gloucester

William Lester Stevens, early Coastal Scene, Bass Rocks Backshore Gloucester

By William Lester Stevens

Located in Rockport, MA

Painting Size (unframed): 20" × 24" Framed Size: 29" × 33" Signed Lower Right Oil on Canvas Easterly Flow is a powerful coastal landscape by William Lester Stevens. The painting dep...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist William Lester Stevens Art

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Winter Landscape with Trees
Winter Landscape with Trees

Winter Landscape with Trees

By William Lester Stevens

Located in Milford, NH

A fine colorful New England winter landscape with trees and a snow covered stone wall by American artist William Lester Stevens (1888-1969).Born in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens f...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist William Lester Stevens Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Bridge
The Bridge

The Bridge

By William Lester Stevens

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Signed lower left. Born in Rockport, Massachusetts, impressionist painter William Stevens lived and worked in the area for many years. In the later part of his life, he moved to Co...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist William Lester Stevens Art

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Oil, Board

Rockport Artist William Lester Stevens "Old Apple Tree" Landscape Painting
Rockport Artist William Lester Stevens "Old Apple Tree" Landscape Painting

Rockport Artist William Lester Stevens "Old Apple Tree" Landscape Painting

By William Lester Stevens

Located in Rockport, MA

Painting Size (unframed): 24" × 29" Framed Size: 31" × 36" Signed Lower Right Oil on Canvas This evocative landscape by William Lester Stevens captures the quiet poetry of rural Ne...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist William Lester Stevens Art

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Oil

Uncle Dick's Fish House
Uncle Dick's Fish House

Uncle Dick's Fish House

By William Lester Stevens

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Signed lower right Bio: Born in Rockport, Massachusetts, Stevens received his initial art training from Parker Perkins, a local marine painter who charged him fifty cents an hour. He later spent four years at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts School, where he studied under Edmund Tarbell, among others. Although influenced by Tarbell, Stevens' wide range of brushstrokes and impressionist style prevented him from being classified as a "Tarbellist," as many of Tarbell's followers were labeled. Stevens joined the Army in 1917 and was sent to Europe where he continued to paint and sketch. Upon his return to the United States, he was pleased to discover that Rockport had become a popular haven for artists. Though he was the only native son among them, such well-known painters as Frank Duveneck, Childe Hassam, Leon Kroll and Jonas Lie also recorded the scenery of Rockport, Cape Ann and Gloucester. In 1921, together with fifty other artists, Stevens founded the Rockport Art Association, primarily to plan exhibitions of the work of outstanding area artists. Throughout the course of his long career, Stevens taught, first in Rockport, then at Boston University (1925-1926) and Princeton (1927-1929). He later gave lessons and held one-man shows in Charlotte and Asheville, North Carolina, where his work was well-received. Southerners particularly enjoyed his views of famous Southern gardens and cities. Though the Depression years were difficult for both the artist and his family, the 1930s did bring Stevens some measure of commercial and personal success. He did a number of covers for "The American Legion Magazine" and won prizes in New Haven, Springfield and Rockport. In 1934, he abandoned Rockport to the growing tourist population and moved to Springfield, and then to Conway, Massachusetts, where he remodeled an old farmhouse and constructed a studio which looked north towards Mount Monadnock...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist William Lester Stevens Art

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TOP OF THE HILL
TOP OF THE HILL

William Lester StevensTOP OF THE HILL

$11,520Sale Price|40% Off

TOP OF THE HILL

By William Lester Stevens

Located in Aventura, FL

Hand signed on front by the artist. Original oil on masonite painting. Framed. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will ...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary William Lester Stevens Art

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Masonite, Oil

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