Edward Emerson Simmons Framed Gauche on Board Landscape

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Framed gauche on board impressionist landscape attributed to Edward Emerson Simmons (1852-1931), primarily a mural painter who also excelled in … Read more Framed gauche on board impressionist landscape attributed to Edward Emerson Simmons (1852-1931), primarily a mural painter who also excelled in plein-air figure and landscape painting. Simmons was a keynote figure of an important group called “The Ten”, an important association of artists who came together in 1897 and exhibited their work independently. Born in Concord, Mass. and related to writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, Simmons graduated from Harvard in 1874. He began his formal artistic training at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in 1877. He proceeded to study in Paris at the prestigious Ecoles des Beaux Arts.Simmons is most recognized for his murals and his colorful Impressionist landscapes. He visited Nantucket and completed this work July of 1916. This piece was exhibited 1916 and 1917 exhibitions of The Ten in Providence and New York. Simmons' public murals were created for Harvard University's Memorial Hall; the Manufacturers and Fine Arts Building at the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, IL in 1893 (aka the Chicago World's Fair); The Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA; Library of Congress, Washington, DC; The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY; and the State Capitol buildings of St. Paul, MN and Pierre, SD. He has a long list of exhibitions and his work is in museums and collections worldwide. Dimensions are 13 1/2" wide x 9 1/2" high to inside of frame and 17 1/2" high x 13 1/2" wide to outside of frame. Frame with glass front is original. See less