MABEL MAY WOODWARD
Rhode Island, 1877-1945
Venetian boats. Signed lower left "M. Woodward".
Watercolor on paper, 18.5" x 14.5" sight. Framed 28" x 23".
Notes:
Mabel May Woodward attended the Rhode Island School of Design and then the Art Students’ League in New York. Though she lived in Providence, Rhode Island, for most of her life, she also regularly summered in Ogunquit, Maine, and she was very active in the art communities of both cities. She was greatly influenced by the work of the Impressionists and cited William Merritt Chase and Frank Du Mond as particularly informative to her style. She is most well known for her beach scenes, which often prominently feature groups of children and families enjoying the fine weather. Woodward spent many years as a faculty member at the Rhode Island School of Design and was the first woman ever elected president of the Providence Art Club.

Several tiny and unobtrusive spots of foxing, otherwise excellent. Not examined out of frame. The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their
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