Louis Paul Dessar, NA (1867-1952) "Oxen Drawn Cart" oil on board, 11" x 14", signed lower right, Sold to benefit a Southern Institution.
Dessar's contemporaries called him the "Millet of America". He was a Barbizon tonalist painter of landscapes with workers and animals who sought the perfect combination of light and color.
Studied: National Academy of Design, also with Bouguereau; Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
Member: National Academy of Design in 1906 and taught there in 1946; Society of American Artists; Salmagundi Club.
Exhibited: National Academy of Design, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Art Institute of Chicago and Corcoran Gallery; Paris Salon.
Taught: National Academy of Fine Arts in 1946.
Estimate: $1,000-2,000/ Reserve:
Dimensions: 11" x 14"

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