Lot 480: WILLIAM LAMB PICKNELL (American 1853-1897) A PAINTING, "Landscape with Dog,"

WILLIAM LAMB PICKNELL (American 1853-1897) A PAINTING, "Landscape with Dog," oil on canvas, signed L/R. 11 1/2" x 17 1/2" NOTE: Born in Hinesburg, VT on Oct. 23, 1853. William Lamb Picknell studied with George Inness in Rome and at Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. While based in Massachusetts, he was constantly on the move. Several extended trips were made to Europe in search of subject matter and to exhibit. He traveled to California in early 1892 and spent one year there during which time he became seriously ill of a lung disease. Returning to the East Coast, he died in Marblehead, MA on Aug. 8, 1897. He was a member of Society of American Artists and Royal Society of British Artists. Selected exhibitions included the Paris Salon, 1876, 1880, 1895; Royal Academy (London), 1877; World's Columbian Expo (Chicago), 1893; Atlanta Expo, 1895. Picknell's works are found in the Cleveland Museum; Fogg Museum (Harvard); French National Collection; Boston Museum, and Phoenix Museum. Source: Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes

Canvas has been relined, very stable, evidence that the varnish may have been removed. In very good condition, wear commensurate with age.

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