John Edward Costigan (American, 1888-1972) Watercolor on Paper

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John Edward Costigan (American, 1888-1972) was largely self-taught as an artist. He moved from Providence, Rhode Island to New York … Read more John Edward Costigan (American, 1888-1972) was largely self-taught as an artist. He moved from Providence, Rhode Island to New York City as an orphaned teenager in 1904 to work for a commercial poster company. There he learned the rudiments of drawing and painting, skills he refined with informal study at New York's Kit Kat Club. Costigan achieved national fame as a painter and printmaker in the1920s and 30s. He won numerous awards and, despite his lack of formal training, he was elected a full member of the National Academy of Design. In 1937 the Smithsonian Institution held a one-person exhibition of his graphic works. American printmaker John Taylor Arms referred to Costigan as "a brilliant etcher, particularly noted for his interpretation of life on the American farmstead." The work featured here is an original example of his farmland figural paintings.

Dimensions: 22" wide x 18.5" high with frame
Condition: Good vintage condition with wear to frame. See less