First Snow
Type:Painting
Size:24.00" x 28.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Walter Emerson Baum ART FOR SALE
1884 Sellersville, Pennsylvania - 1956 Sellersville, Pennsylvania. Known for: Landscape-rural, snow, and townscape painting.
Walter Emerson Baum, well known as the critic for the "Philadelphia Bulletin" and for his landscape work, was born in Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1884. His entire life was spent in... Read full biography
Walter Emerson Baum, well known as the critic for the "Philadelphia Bulletin" and for his landscape work, was born in Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1884. His entire life was spent in Sellersville, where he painted landscapes of the local countryside, and cityscapes depicting the... Read full biography
Walter Emerson Baum, well known as the critic for the "Philadelphia Bulletin" and for his landscape work, was born in Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1884. His entire life was spent in Sellersville, where he painted landscapes of the local countryside, and cityscapes depicting the antiquated architecture of his and other local towns. He received his initial training in 1904 from William Trego, a painter of military scenes. He entered the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts six... Read full biography
Walter Emerson Baum, well known as the critic for the "Philadelphia Bulletin" and for his landscape work, was born in Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1884. His entire life was spent in Sellersville, where he painted landscapes of the local countryside, and cityscapes depicting the antiquated architecture of his and other local towns. He received his initial training in 1904 from William Trego, a painter of military scenes. He entered the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts six years later, in 1910, and studied with Thomas Eakin's teacher, Thomas Anshutz. Daniel Garber, an influential member of the New Hope Landscape School, and member of the Academy's faculty, also influenced Baum's work and style. Baum often painted the... Read full biography
Walter Emerson Baum, well known as the critic for the "Philadelphia Bulletin" and for his landscape work, was born in Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1884. His entire life was spent in Sellersville, where he painted landscapes of the local countryside, and cityscapes depicting the antiquated architecture of his and other local towns. He received his initial training in 1904 from William Trego, a painter of military scenes. He entered the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts six years later, in 1910, and studied with Thomas Eakin's teacher, Thomas Anshutz. Daniel Garber, an influential member of the New Hope Landscape School, and member of the Academy's faculty, also influenced Baum's work and style. Baum often painted the area's seasonal changes working en plein air, occasionally painting snowstorms in the snowstorm itself. In the mid 1930's, he traveled to E... Read full biography
Walter Emerson Baum - Art for Sale (6 available)
Scene from Hellertown
Type:Painting
Size:12.00" x 16.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
A beautiful depiction of the road to Hellertown in Autumn. Offered in a hand carved gold frame.
New England Boats Gloucester
Type:Painting
Size:16.00" x 20.00" x 1.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
“Boats in the harbor at Gloucester” a popular scene however rare for this artist. Titled and signed verso. Framed in a carved wooden and gilt frame 24.25 x 28.25. In excellent condition.
"Winter Near the Creek"
Type:Painting
Year:c. 1930
Size:30.00" x 36.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Manayunk
Type:Painting
Size:24.00" x 30.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed
Notes:
This painting is an excellent example of Walter Baum's work in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is framed in a beautiful Stanford White style gold frame.
Snow in Sellersville - St. Michael's Church
Type:Painting
Year:ca. 1940
Size:16.00" x 20.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left