Connecticut Brook in Autumn
Type:Painting
Year:1890s
Size:25.00" x 30.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Wonderful early example of Post's best work, with a wonderful jeweled surface character and texture.
William Merritt Post ART FOR SALE
1856 Brooklyn, New York - 1935 New York City. Known for: Landscape-streamside and harbor view painting, drawing.
"Scholars continually rediscover competent American artists who enjoyed successful careers at the turn of the century, but whose legacy has been lost over time. One of these, William Merritt Post,... Read full biography
"Scholars continually rediscover competent American artists who enjoyed successful careers at the turn of the century, but whose legacy has been lost over time. One of these, William Merritt Post, was a tonalist landscape painter often associated with the Barbizon school and the early New England... Read full biography
"Scholars continually rediscover competent American artists who enjoyed successful careers at the turn of the century, but whose legacy has been lost over time. One of these, William Merritt Post, was a tonalist landscape painter often associated with the Barbizon school and the early New England Impressionists. Born on December 11, 1856 in Brooklyn, Post was the son of a commodities merchant. His parents separated after sixteen years of marriage and four children, suggesting a troubled home... Read full biography
"Scholars continually rediscover competent American artists who enjoyed successful careers at the turn of the century, but whose legacy has been lost over time. One of these, William Merritt Post, was a tonalist landscape painter often associated with the Barbizon school and the early New England Impressionists. Born on December 11, 1856 in Brooklyn, Post was the son of a commodities merchant. His parents separated after sixteen years of marriage and four children, suggesting a troubled home life. Post's attraction to nature began in the fall of 1879, when an excursion from Brooklyn to a marshy region made Post think, "If I were an artist, this region would be one of the first places I would strike out for." Unlike many artists of the day... Read full biography
"Scholars continually rediscover competent American artists who enjoyed successful careers at the turn of the century, but whose legacy has been lost over time. One of these, William Merritt Post, was a tonalist landscape painter often associated with the Barbizon school and the early New England Impressionists. Born on December 11, 1856 in Brooklyn, Post was the son of a commodities merchant. His parents separated after sixteen years of marriage and four children, suggesting a troubled home life. Post's attraction to nature began in the fall of 1879, when an excursion from Brooklyn to a marshy region made Post think, "If I were an artist, this region would be one of the first places I would strike out for." Unlike many artists of the day who studied in Paris, Germany and Holland, Post developed his eye for composition, his technical knowl... Read full biography
William Merritt Post - Art for Sale (2 available)
Oyster Boats at Sunrise
Type:Painting
Size:17.50" x 23.50"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Unsigned
Notes:
Marine painting of oyster boats by American artist William Merritt Post (1856-1935). Oil on canvas, unsigned, copy of original William Merritt Post estate stamp on verso, housed in molded giltwood frame. Dimensions: 10” H x 16” W, actual; 17 ½” H x 23 ½” W, framed. Ref: 8