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Omer Thomas Lassonde (Am. 1903-1980), New Hampshire Autumn, Oil on canvas, framed

Omer Thomas Lassonde (Am. 1903-1980) New Hampshire Autumn Oil on canvas, framed Signed l.r., collector's labels verso 20 1/8" x 24 1/8" actual, 24 1/2" x 28 3/8" framed

Omer Lassonde O/B Painting, Idyllic Landscape

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) impressionist oil on board landscape painting depicting a seaside village, rendered in a heavy impasto technique. Signed "Lassonde" lower right. Artist's name, en verso of board. Housed in a contemporary giltwood frame with bead course running pattern and an off white linen liner. Sight - 19 1/2" H x 15 3/8" W. Framed - 25 3/4" H x 21 3/4" W. Second/third quarter 20th century. Provenance: Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, TN. Biography: Omer Lassonde was a New Hampshire-born artist with ties to Tennessee and Samoa. Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with some of the great colorists of the 1920s. At the Manchester Institute of Arts and Science (now the NH Institute of Art) he learned the design theories of Denman Ross and Albert Munsell's color theory. He also attended the Hugh Breckenridge School of Color, East Gloucester, Massachusetts. While at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, he won 13 prizes in 3 years, and became friends with Nashville artist Charles Cagle. His earliest solo exhibits, besides the regular class competitions at school, were in his hometown, Monhegan, NH and Nashville, Tennessee, where he exhibited 12 paintings at the Tennessee State Fair in 1929. Lassonde is best known for the year 1930, which he spent painting the landscape and native life of West Samoa. Upon his return these works earned him his successful first exhibitions in New York and Boston in 1931 and 1932. Throughout the 1930s, Lassonde visited friends in Pennsylvania and Nashville, Tennessee, where he painted portraits, landscapes, and scenes of rural African-American life. Several were exhibited in Nashville, Columbia, TN, and Bowling Green, Kentucky. He also painted in Europe, and in later life, in North Africa. In the post-war years he became a more outspoken advocate for artistic modernism, painting in a series of new styles, but always remaining a committed colorist. In 1947 Benjamin C. Bradlee, later editor of the Washington Post, called Lassonde "One of America's Great Painters" and wrote that he had "done more than any man living to put New Hampshire on the map artistically". In 1934 he exhibited at the Grand Salon of Paris, Paris, France and was elected to Societe Des Artists Francais. Source: Richard Candee, Professor Emeritus, Boston University; and President of the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Historical Society. He and Robert S. Chase were co-creators of the exhibit, "Omer T. Lassonde, Versatile Colorist", held at the Historical Society April 5-May 31, 2013. (source: American Eagle Fine Art).

Omer Lassonde (1903-1980)

Painting: Omer Lassonde (N.H. / ME. / France / Somoa, 1903-1980), wooded landscape, oil on panel. Signed LRC. 16 1/2" x 15".

Omer Thomas Lassonde, (1903-1980)

Omer Thomas Lassonde, NH, Maine, France and Samoa (1903-1980), Oil on canvas painting of "Slave Labor in Russian Mines", 40" x 29", in a rough sawn wooden frame, signed lower right "Lassonde", was originally displayed in the exhibition of his work titled "Rescued Mine Workers", 1961, October 17th to November 17th, #24, Manchester, NH, executed by him C1950 (copy of exhibition listing available), original artist label on reverse, some drip marks/remains down right side, as found.

Omer Thomas Lassonde, NH, Maine, France and Samoa (1903-1980)

Omer Thomas Lassonde, NH, Maine, France and Samoa (1903-1980), Oil on canvas painting of "Slave Labor in Russian Mines", 40" x 29", in a rough sawn wooden frame, signed lower right "Lassonde", was originally displayed in the exhibition of his work titled "Rescued Mine Workers", 1961, October 17th to November 17th, #24, Manchester, NH, executed by him C1950 (copy of exhibition listing available), original artist label on reverse, some drip marks/remains down right side, as found.

Omer Thomas Lassonde, NH, Maine, France and Samoa (1903-1980)

Omer Thomas Lassonde, NH, Maine, France and Samoa (1903-1980), Oil on canvas painting of "Slave Labor in Russian Mines", 40" x 29", in a rough sawn wooden frame, signed lower right "Lassonde", was originally displayed in the exhibition of his work titled "Rescued Mine Workers", 1961, October 17th to November 17th, #24, Manchester, NH, executed by him C1950 (copy of exhibition listing available), original artist label on reverse, some drip marks/remains down right side, as found.

Omar Lassonde O/C, Samoan Landscape, Avele

Omer Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) oil on canvas Samoan landscape titled AVELE, depicting a dark-skinned figure in the doorway of a thatched hut, surrounded by vegetation. Signed "Omer Lassonde" lower right in lavender paint and titled en verso. Housed in a whitewashed molded frame. Sight - 19" H x 15 1/2" W. Framed - 25" H x 21" W. Early/mid 20th century. Biography: Omer Lassonde was a New Hampshire-born artist with ties to Tennessee. Lassonde was schooled at Manchester and Philadelphia, while painting at Monhegan and Gloucester with some of the great colorists of the 1920s. At the Manchester Institute of Arts and Science (now the NH Institute of Art) he learned the design theories of Denman Ross and Albert Munsell's color theory. He also attended the Hugh Breckenridge School of Color, East Gloucester, Massachussets. While at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, he won 13 prizes in 3 years, and became friends with Nashville artist Charles Cagle. His earliest solo exhibits, besides the regular class competitions at school, were in his hometown, Monhegan, NH and Nashville, Tennessee, where he exhibited 12 paintings at the Tennessee State Fair in 1929. Lassonde is best known for the year 1930, which he spent painting the landscape and native life of West Samoa. Upon his return these works earned him his successful first exhibitions in New York and Boston in 1931 and 1932. Throughout the 1930s, Lassonde visited friends in Pennsylvania and Nashville, Tennessee, where he painted portraits, landscapes, and scenes of rural African-American life. Several were exhibited in Nashville, Columbia, TN, and Bowling Green, Kentucky. He also painted in Europe, and in later life, in North Africa. In the post-war years he became a more outspoken advocate for artistic modernism, painting in a series of new styles, but always remaining a committed colorist. In 1947 Benjamin C. Bradlee, later editor of the Washington Post, called "Lassonde, One of America's Great Painters" and wrote that he had "done more than any man living to put New Hampshire on the map artistically". In 1934 he exhibited at the Grand Salon of Paris, Paris, France and was elected to Societé Des Artists Francais. Source: Richard Candee, Professor Emeritus, Boston University; and President of the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Historical Society. He and Robert S. Chase were co-creators of the exhibit, "Omer T. Lassonde, Versatile Colorist", held at the Historical Society April 5-May 31, 2013. (source: American Eagle Fine Art). (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)

Omer Lassonde, (1903 - 1980 Concord, NH), Winter landscape, Oil on canvas, 24" H x 20" W

Omer Lassonde (1903 - 1980 Concord, NH) Winter landscape Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right: Omer Lassonde / 1925, signed again on the stretcher 24" H x 20" W Provenance: Estate, Burbank, CA. Notes: Framed size: 31" H x 27" W x 3" D.

OMER THOMAS LASSONDE, New Hampshire/Maine/France/Samoa, 1903-1980, Portrait of a woman in a red hat., Oil on board, 13.5" x 10.5". F...

OMER THOMAS LASSONDE New Hampshire/Maine/France/Samoa, 1903-1980 Portrait of a woman in a red hat. Signed lower right "Omer Lassonde". Oil on board, 13.5" x 10.5". Framed 18.5" x 15.5".

OMER LASSONDE, French/American, 1903-1980, Tabletop still life of a stoneware pitcher and apples., Oil on board, 15" x 18". Unframed.

OMER LASSONDE French/American, 1903-1980 Tabletop still life of a stoneware pitcher and apples. Signed lower right "Lassonde". Oil on board, 15" x 18". Unframed.

Omer Thomas Lassonde ( 1903-1980) Seated Woman with a Parasol 24 x 18in overall: 30 x 23in

Seated Woman with a Parasol signed 'Omer Lassonde' (lower right) oil on canvas 24 x 18in overall: 30 x 23in Footnotes Provenance Private collection, Orange County, California.

THE SHELL BY OMER LASSONDE (AMERICAN, 1903-1980).

THE SHELL BY OMER LASSONDE (AMERICAN, 1903-1980). Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Colorful abstract composition centered on pink shell form. Exhibition label verso with title. 25"h. 30"w., framed, 29.5"h. 34.5"w. Note: Known as a bold colorist, Lassonde co-founded the New Hampshire Art Association in 1940. He was the Federal Art Director for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for New Hampshire and maintained additional studios in Florida and California.

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980), Figural Abstraction, Signed "LASSONDE" l.r., dated "1961" on a partial label from Ruthermor

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) Figural Abstraction Signed "LASSONDE" l.r., dated "1961" on a partial label from Ruthermore Galleries, San Francisco, affixed to the reverse. Oil on Masonite, 26 1/8 x 20 in. (66.4 x 50.9 cm), framed. Condition: Minor surface grime.

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980), Freesia, Signed "Omer T. Lassonde" l.r., inscribed and dated "Painted at the Manchester, Co

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) Freesia Signed "Omer T. Lassonde" l.r., inscribed and dated "Painted at the Manchester Institute by Omer Lassonde 1924" on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 46.0 cm), framed. Condition: Pinhole puncture u.r., overall buckling, minor craquelure.

Lassonde, "Marsh," O/B

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980), "Marsh," oil on board, titled on plaque, 11 1/2"h x 15 3/4"w (view), 19"h x 23"w (frame). Provenance: From a Massachusetts collector.

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) Mountain Canyon with Stream. Signed "LASSONDE" l.r. Oil on board, sight size 15 3/8 x 17 3/8

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) Mountain Canyon with Stream. Signed "LASSONDE" l.r. Oil on board, sight size 15 3/8 x 17 3/8 in., framed. Condition: Good.

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) By St. John's River. Signed "LASSONE" l.l., inscribed and titled on the reverse. Oil on c..

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) By St. John's River. Signed "LASSONE" l.l., inscribed and titled on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 17 1/2 x 23 3/4 in., framed. Condition: Mild surface grime.

Omer Thomas Lassonde oil on artist board

Omer Thomas Lassonde, 1903-1980, NH oil on artist board of a Winter landscape, "Ice Harvesting," signed lower right " Lassonde," identified on verso, 16" x 20", in a wooden frame. Provenance: A New Ipswich, NH collection. Estimate $800-1,200

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) "The Meek Shall Eat and Be Satisfied,"

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) "The Meek Shall Eat and Be Satisfied," 1950, oil on canvas, 25"x 30", signed lower left, titled and dated on verso, exhibited at Currier Gallery, New Hampshire, framed

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) Space Composition No. 1 Signed "LASSONDE" l....

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) Space Composition No. 1 Signed "LASSONDE" l.l., identified on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm), framed. Condition: Good.

Omer Thomas Lassonde painting (New Hampshire,

Omer Thomas Lassonde painting (New Hampshire, 1903-1980), nude, signed lower right "Omer Lassonde", oil on canvas, 30 x 18 in.; painted and chip carved frame. Original condition.

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) Lot of Two Paintings Including Cool Depths, Samoa, and

New Hampshire Sunrise The former signed "Omer Lassonde" l.r., titled on the reverse. Oil on canvas (mounted) and oil on board, sizes to 20 x 15 in. (51 x 38.2 cm), the latter framed. Condition: Minor scattered surface abrasions. Provenance: From the artist to the present owner.

Omer Thomas Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) The Valley and the Hill Signed "Lassonde" l.l., identified on a label on the reverse. Oil on board, 24 1/4 x 26 in. (61.5 x 67 cm), framed. Condition: Good. Provenance: From the artist to the present owner.

Omer T. Lassonde (American, 1903-1980) Perce Rock/Gaspe, Quebec Signed "Lassonde" l.r. Oil on Masonite, 30 x 40 in. (76 x 101.6 cm), framed. Condition: Good.