Attributed to Thomas Hunt, no coa, private collection, medium: oil, measurements: 22"HX27"W framed, mint condition Biography:Thomas Lorraine Hunt was a Canadian-American landscape painter of the 1920s and 30s, known especially for his dramatic use of color. His paintings are considered a transition from impressionism to modernism. Hunt began painting in earnest around the age of 40. Following a vacation trip to Southern California with his wife and parents in 1922, Hunt sold his real estate holdings in Cleveland and moved to San Bernardino, California. Hunt continued to earn a living with real estate development projects in Hollywood and San Bernardino, but became an active figure in the artist community. He began spending considerable time with the Plein Air impressionist painters in Laguna Beach. Additionally, each summer from 1922 to 1926, he and his wife traveled back east to Gloucester, Massachusetts. In Gloucester, Hunt attended the group classes given by artist and instructor Hugh Breckenridge at his Breckenridge School of Art.