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Charles T. Stepule was a long-time resident of Hartford, Connecticut. He was born in Wallingford, Connecticut in 1911 to Charles and Mary Yokim Stepule. He studied at the National Academy of Design, the Connecticut League of Art Students, the New York Art Students League and in various studios in England, France, Spain and Italy. For many years he also taught at the East Hartford, Connecticut Art League. During World War II, he served in the Army.
Stepule was a renowned artist and was known for his love of New England scenes, especially for his harbor paintings of Gloucester and Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1958, he established the Charles T. Stepule Gallery, the oldest gallery on Bearskin Neck, in Rockport, MA.
He is a very well listed and highly collected artist whose work has appeared in numerous galleries, museums and at auction. Charles Stepule died November 3, 2006 in Gloucester.

Artist: Charles T. Stepule 
Medium: Pastel & Charcoal 
Date: 20th century 
Signed: Stepule 
Origin: Connecticut 
Size: 19 x 12" 
Provenance: Hill House Art Collections 
Subject Nude 
Condition: Very good 
Subject References: New England - Connecticut - Massachusetts Schools

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