Lot Details
Lot 40
John Wells James
American, 1873-1951
Backyard with Pines
Oil on canvas
25 x 30 inches
Unframed
Provenance:
The artist
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited:
New York, Salmagundi Club, John Wells James 1873-1951, October 3 - 31, 2007.
A Brooklyn native, John Wells James enjoyed dual careers as a founder and president of a wholesale drug company, and as a painter. Largely self-taught, he devoted his free time to painting, and was an active participant in several professional arts organizations. James was elected to membership in the Salmagundi Club in 1917, and exhibited more than forty works at the National Academy of Design between 1917 and 1949. Purchasing a summer home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, he became closely associated with the New Hope school of artists. Although he worked throughout New England and also traveled extensively through Europe seeking inspiration for paintings, James is best known for vibrant views of picturesque Bucks County villages and the surrounding countryside. The present work captures the essence of spring, a cluster of buildings nestled in the verdant countryside, with a flowering tree in the foreground and the Delaware River in the distance.
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Stamped C.W. Keenan artists materials on stretcher at upper right.
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