Louis C. Tiffany (1848-1933) Signed Watercolor on Paper Watercolor on paper. Signed in lower left. Provenance: Purchased at Louis Joseph Auction Galleries on July 7, 1966, in Boston, MA. Good condition. Not examined out of frame. Paper appears to have mild discoloration. Visible approx.. 5.5 x 11 in. Frame approx. 15 x 20.75 in. Weight 2.8 lbs.

Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848-January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. He was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the Associated Artists, which included Lockwood de Forest, Candace Wheeler, and Samuel Colman. Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewelry , enamels, and metalwork. He was the first design director at his family company, Tiffany & Co., founded by his father Charles Lewis Tiffany. "Before Tiffany was a genius decorator, he was a painter. At the same time, many artistic movements were ebbing and flowing such as the Arts and Crafts Movement, Aesthetic Movement, Art Nouveau, and many more. As a painter, he studied with the greats such as the landscape artist George Inness and Samuel Colman; Tiffany also took classes for drawing at the National Academy of Design located in New York.

By 1867, he was beginning to exhibit his work at the National Academy. In 1868, Tiffany traveled around the world to places such as North Africa, Spain, and Paris. In Paris, he continued his studies with Leon-Charles Adrien Bailly; and met the French artist Leon- Adolphe-Auguste Belly. By having the means to travel the world, his artistic tastes would be greatly influenced by various cultures and atmospheres." - Virgina Museum of Fine Art https://www.vmfa.museum/mlit/about-conservation/the-life-of-louis-comfort-tiffany-from-painter-to-decorator/