Jean Barhydt (American,1869 - 1952) Autumnal Landscape. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1924 lower right. She studied for two summers at Gloucester and one at Mystic. She held her first exhibition in December 1915 at the Blackstone Memorial Library in Branford, CT. From then on she exhibited pictures at the Paint and Clay Club annual shows. In March 1934 she had a show at the Hartford Woman's Club and on in the New Haven Library. Most of her work were in oil but she also did water colors and a few pastels. A lot of her paintings were done in Europe as she and her husband spent many months in Italy, France, Spain and England. When Jean was older she turned from painting to weaving. She gained status as a Master Weaver from the Connecticut Society of Arts and Crafts. Sight Size: 18.5 x 23.5 inches.