Paul Richard Schumann (German/Texas, 1876-1946), "Morning Mist: Galveston, Texas", 1943, oil on canvas board, signed lower right, handwritten label with artist and title en verso, pencil-inscribed with artist, title and date on backing paper, 11 3/4 in. x 9 in., framed. Note: Known as the “Interpreter of the true Texas Gulf Coast,” Paul Richard Schumann spent his career studying the splendor of his maritime muse through the means of paint and canvas. In May of 1917, the San Antonio Express quoted Schumann, “In the Gulf of Mexico, we have a great deal more color than in the so-called Blue Pacific. The tropical colorings cannot be painted in words. The tints breathe warmth and are as delicate as anything one might imagine and they are ever changing. Every cloud finds its reflection of a different color, and the tints change with the depth of the water.”Schumann was born in Germany in 1876 but his family moved to Galveston, Texas when he was a young boy. In Galveston Schumann studied under artist and marine painter Julius Stockfleth until he developed his own impressionist style of painting en plein air, often utilizing his fingers and palette knife to capture the movement of the everchanging Gulf waters. Schumann was a prolific artist and taught private lessons in his studio thereby supporting his family. He was a member of the Southern States Art League, Galveston Art League, Texas Fine Arts Association, New Orleans Art Association and the Springfield, Illinois Art Association.The painting offered here is an archetypal work by Schumann depicting a sailboat with a smaller rowboat floating in the foreground as the men aboard the two vessels continue their daily toil. Shadows of other boats can be seen in the hazy distant horizon. Working with a palette knife, Schumann expertly captured the choppy waters and foggy skies.

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