Connecticut, Rhode Island,1879-1961
Impressionist depiction of a distant forest from across a field beneath a cloudy dawn sky. Back of the painting depicts a figure of overlooking the ocean beneath the setting sun. Nisbet studied at the Rhode Island School of Design before going to New York and abroad. He taught at Brown University, was president of the Art Students League of New York, an Associate Member of the National Academy of Design, and a National Academician. Nisbet was the founder of the Kent Art Association whose members included Willard Metcalf.
Robert Hogg Nisbet
Oil on board,Board 5 3/4" x 8".Frame 11 1/4" x 13 1/2"
From the collection of a North Scituate, Rhode Island estate.
Signed "R. H. Nisbet" lower right corner.

Minor surface wear to frame, painting appears to be in otherwise very good condition.