Woodstock Artist Earle B Winslow. Study for Hudson Valley River WPA Mural. C1940

Description: For sale is a wonderful circa 1930s WPA mural study for a larger mural gouache painting by the Woodstock artist Earle Bartrom Winslow (1884 - 1969) We can't locate where this mural may have been placed. In our pictures you can see there is a black-and-white photo attached to the back of this painting of the large finished mural. We looked on some government sites, but we can't locate if this was a post office or government building. It's very possible it could've been in some type of bank or financial institution somewhere in the Hudson Valley. The painting is absolutely amazing. It features a view of Native Americans looking down at settlers sailing up the Hudson River with the Hudson River Valley and the rolling Catskill mountains in the background. Two boats with Native Americans head out to meet the ship as it sails along the river. It appears to be telling the story and the history of the first contact of Native Americans with the settlers who were moving into the Hudson River Valley. The Native Americans depicted in this mural are most likely the Lenape (Munsee) people who were the predominant Native American tribe of the lower Hudson Valley. It is very probable that the scene depicts the Lenape Indians, greeting the Half Moon (Dutch: Halve Maen) ship Captained by the rivers current namesake explorer Henry Hudson, sailing for the Dutch East India Company as it made its way from the New York harbor up the Hudson River in the 17th century. Just a wonderful mural study with fine detail, great coloration, and an overall important subject matter for the historic Hudson valley region. The painting is an overall fine condition. The matting has some moisture staining (see pics) and should probably be replaced with newer acid free archival quality matting for future preservation. Framed under glass, and we would prefer not to ship this with glass. Therefore, if this sells to someone that is not local for local pick up, we may remove the glass to prevent ruining the painting while shipping. We have found that no matter how great we pack a painting, all it takes is one shipper to mishandle the package and the artwork can be damaged and lost. Measurements: Framed - 18 3/4" x 42 1/2" Sight Size - 7 3/4" x 32" Earle Bartrom Winslow (1884 - 1969) Earle Winslow was born in Northville, Michigan in 1884 and several years later his family moved to Grand Rapids. After graduating from Union High School in Grand Rapids, Winslow studied at the Art Institute of Chicago* until 1906 when he served a two-year apprenticeship at the Cargills Newspaper Engraving Plant. In Grand Rapids, Winslow studied under Mathias Alten, and in 1909 married Zenna Pearl, the former model of his instructor there. He moved his family to Detroit in 1913 where he was employed by the Franklin Press Company, and also attended the Detroit School of Fine Arts. By 1917, the Winslow's had two children, and the family moved to Chicago where he continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. The family moved again the following year to New York City, where Winslow studied a the Art Students League* with George Bellows and John Sloan. Beginning in 1919, summers were spent in Woodstock where his tutors were John Sloan, Andrew Dasburg, and George Bellows. In 1921, Winslow created the Bingville Bugle comic strip at the Invisible Ink Studios of Woodstock, New York. It was from this popular publication that singer Bing Crosby took his nickname. When the publication was discontinued in 1924, Winslow was employed at Art Services in New York City. In 1929, he established his own studio at 219 West 14th Street in New York City, and executed the Exide Battery Account for which he won an Art Directors Award. He had a solo exhibition a the Macbeth Gallery that same year. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators, the Artists Guild, the Art Directors Club of New York, and the Salmagundi Club, and did illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Women's Home Companion, Liberty, and Outdoor Life. In 1935 Winslow was honored by the Linweave Paper Company of Springfield, Massachusetts, when they name Winslow Texture" watercolor paper after him. During World War II, he was commissioned to do posters and instructional material for the U.S. Marines and the Forestry Service. He also painted 30-minute portraits at the State Door Canteen and Seaman's Institute. In 1948 Winslow became an instructor at Pratt Institute and at Visual Arts and Cartoon Schools. He gave up his New York City studio and moved permanently to Woodstock, New York in 1953. He died there in 1969.

Price: 625 USD

Location: Kingston, New York

End Time: 2024-11-19T00:53:11.000Z

Shipping Cost: 55 USD