Oil on canvas. Featuring railway scene. Signed and attr. John LeCours (American, 20th century) on the lower right corner. 20 x 25 cm. John LeCours is a New Hampshire based painter. John holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He takes inspiration from the natural beauty of his native New England. When he is not painting, John works as a Project Manager at Applied Graphics in Amesbury, MA. He lives in Newmarket, NH. John's creative process centers on a direct and intuitive response to nature and the elements - in the tradition and lineage of JMW Turner and James Abbott McNeil Whistler. His moment of epiphany as an artist occurred when he discovered Plein Air painting at dusk in Portsmouth Harbor. He currently maintains a loft/studio in his Townhome on the Lamprey River in Epping, NH. PROVENANCE: Private collection (Ontario, Canada)

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