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Autumn River Landscape with Ducks
Charles Lanman (American, 1819-1895) Oil on paper laid-down, signed. Lanman is listed in The Artists of Washington, DC 1796-1996 by McMahan.
Painting size: 11” x 15” Robert M. Decker (American, 1847-1921)
Extensive Woodland Landscape with Stream Oil on canvas, signed.
Painting size: 20.25” x 26” Decker received his art training from R. Swain Gifford. His first important recognition occurred when he was thirty-six when the the National Academy of Design exhibited one of his paintings. That same year, the Brooklyn Art Association also exhibited one of his works. He went on to become a well known exhibitor in Brooklyn and exhibited at the National Academy of Design from 1883 to 1898 . He was also a professionally successful artist during his life with a record of sales to numerous affluent patrons. He was a member of the Brooklyn Art Club and Society of Brooklyn Artists. Decker is listed in Who Was Who in American Art by Falk.
Edmond Darch Lewis (American, 1835-1910)
Schooner off the Atlantic Coast Watercolor on paper, signed lower left and dated “1896”
Sight Size:13" x 26" Lewis was born and died and Philadelphia where he studied with Paul Weber from about 1850-55. According to Peter Falk ("Who Was Who in American Art"), “he was one of the most popular landscape painters of Philadelphia during the late 19th century. His early works were chiefly scenes of the Lehigh, Susquehana, and Wissihickon Rivers of Pennsylvania, and were in great demand. Before 1860 he also exhibited landscapes of New York and New England and even some Cuban scenes. By the mid 1870’s he turned increasingly to shoreline views with yachting scenes, painting prolifically in watercolor from Cape May, NJ to Narragansett, RI. Wealthy and admired, he entertained in a grand style in his opulent Philadelphia home surrounded by an extensive collection of antique furniture, china and decorative arts.”
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