Francis Augustus Silva ART FOR SALE

1835 New York City - 1886. Known for: Coastal views, marine and landscape painting.

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Born in New York, Francis Silva was a second generation Hudson River School* painter, who did much painting along the Hudson River and along the coastline from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Ann, Massachusetts. His earliest known painting is titled Cape Ann. He became one of the leading marine painters of the luminist* style of the mid to late 19th century, especially known for his brilliant sunsets with atmospheric* effects. Of him, it was written: "For Silva, the subtle manipulation of light and atmosphere was an aesthetic device that transcended naturalism and became an almost abstract means of expressing sentiment." (Zellman, 265). Francis Silva was the son of a barber who had emigrated from Madeira to New York in 1830. He showed early art... Read full biography

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SAILING AT SUNSET

Type:Painting

Year:1871

Size:15.00" x 30.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Lower Right

Notes:

Sailing At Sunset by Francis A. Silva (1983-1886) Oil 15 x 30 Framed 21 x 36 Signed lower right dated 1871 Exhibited The American Scene Life and Landscape of 19th Century Hirschl & Adler NY 1969 Illustration page 65

Price: Please contact Marine Arts Gallery

View on the Hudson, the Catskills in the Distance

Type:Painting

Year:ca. 1873

Size:12.50" x 20.25"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Lower Right

Notes:

Signed lower right: F.A. SILVA.

Price: Please contact Questroyal Fine Art, LLC