ARTIST: G Howard Hilder (Maine, Florida, 1866 - 1935)
NAME: Lighthouse Landscape
MEDIUM: watercolor on paper
CONDITION: Minor damages to edges. Some age toning. Very minor foxing.
SIGHT SIZE: 19 x 14 inches / 48 x 35 cm
MAT SIZE: 24 x 18 inches / 60 x 45 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
SKU#: 117023
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BIOGRAPHY:
Born on September 28, 1866 in London, England, Hilder studied art at the Julian Academy in Paris with Ferrier; also painting and etching in Holland.
He came to the U.S. in 1905 and built a successful career painting murals, stage settings, figures and landscapes in watercolor, oil and pastels.
Hilder painted the scenery for the Viking Pageant at the Newport Art Association in 1922; a series of murals of the life of Christ at St. Stephens Church in Coconut Grove, Florida; murals at the King Cole Hotel in Miami Beach and the Woman's Club in Miami; scenic paintings at Miami Senior High School; stage
settings for the opening of the Anne Russell Theater in Winter Park, Florida.
He received the Elliot Silver Medal at the National Academy of Design in 1906.
Hilder was a member of the American Federation Arts; the Architectural League of Greater Miami; the Newport Art Association; and the Florida Society of Arts and Sciences (founder and first president).