Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861 - 1948) American. Watercolor on Paper. Measure 16 3/4"in H x 21"in W and 23"in H x 29"in W with frame. He was educated at the Sedgwick Institute in Great Barrington, and learned the basics of painting from his father, Lemuel M. Wiles (1826 - 1905), who focused primarily on landscapes. From 1879 to 1881 I have studied in the Art Students League of New York under James Carroll Beckwith and William Merritt Chase, and later in Paris under Carolus-Duran. In his early years, he worked as an illustrator for American magazines, and later he devoted himself with great success to portraiture. He was a member of the Society of American Artists, which prefaced his 1897 election into the National Academy of Design as an associate. Wiles was also a member of the American Water Color Society.

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