Frank Mathewson (1862-1941). "Matunuck, RI", 1927.. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right & inscribed "Matunuck" lower left. Titled "October Evening, Matunuck" & dated on label verso.Dimensions: 17 1/2" x 23 1/2". House in original frame: 22 1/2" x 28 1/2". Matunuck, RI is a beloved village along the southern Atlantic coast of Rhode Island once the summer encampment of the Narragansett Indian tribe. It was a very attractive summer retreat for artists such as the Lillian Hale, Phillip Hale and Frank Mathewson. This 1927 painting by Frank Mathewson uses one of the glacial ponds as a back drop for a lovely autumn evening. Frank Mathewson's love for the arts was cultivated by his mother who was a painter and singer. In 1888, with financial support of his family, he began studying art. Evening class at the Rhode Island School of Design ,when it was located in the Hoppin Homestead Building were followed by enrollment at the Lowell School of Practical Design, the National School of Decorative Art and the Ecole De Beaux Arts. He studied under Mosler and Paul Laurens in Europe.Mathewson painted in watercolors and oils. Both were dominated by his love for color and he continuously demonstrated in the steady succession of works in his lifetime that color meant more to him than anything else. The subjects which interested him most were landscapes and flowers. He painted them with sincerity and clarity of vision and it was a Providence Journal Art critic who identified in Mathewson's landscapes that "the chief element of his strength was a striking capacity for catching distance."Mathewson split his career between Providence and New York. He accumulated prizes and credentials which made him an important figure in the Rhode Island and New York art world. He won the Rhode Island School of Design Sullivan Prize in 1903 and the Providence Art Club's Member's Prize in 1933. He founded the South County Art Club and was a member of the New York Water Color Club,Chicago Water Color Club, North Shore Arts Association of Gloucester, South County Art Association, Salmagundi Club, American Water Color Society, Providence Art Club and Internationale Societe D'Aquarellistes. From the collection of Dante Russillo and Claudia Beach who passionately collected Providence School artists of merit in the 1980’s.

Good. Professionally cleaned.

22.5 x 28.5 in

3 lb