ARTIST: William Baxter Palmer Closson (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, 1848 - 1926)
NAME: Mermaid and Moonlight
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Very good. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm
FRAME SIZE: 34 x 34 inches / 86 x 86 cm
SIGNATURE: unsigned but has artist's labels on verso
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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SKU#: 117686
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BIOGRAPHY:
A student at the Lowell Institute in Lowell, Massachusetts, William Closson had an early career as an engraver and worked from 1881 to 1883 in Europe where he engraved masterpieces for "Harper's" magazine. In 1888, he created a wood-engraving technique, and he did engraving for Louis Prang.In 1890, he changed his focus from engraving to painting with oils and pastels.