Alson Skinner Clark Original California Plein Air Vintage Impressionist Landscape With Seascape Sailboat & Cottage Oil Painting
Alson S. Clark (25 March 1876 - 23 March 1949) was an American Impressionist painter more prominently remembered for his impressionist landscapes. Born in Chicago, Illinois, his art education included training at the Art Institute of Chicago, (where he enrolled in Saturday classes at the age of 11), the Art Students League of New York, and in the atelier of William Merritt Chase. He spent much of his early career working in Paris, France. The French Impressionist painting movement highly influenced Alson Skinner Clark. Some of his studies were conducted in Paris under James McNeil Whistler and this exposure would have a profound effect on his Impressionist painting style. During World War I, he served in the US Army as an aerial photographer. In 1920, Alson and his wife relocated to Pasadena, California. He taught fine art at Occidental College and was director of the Stickney Memorial School of Art, in Pasadena.
His memberships in arts organizations included the Pasadena Society of Artists and the California Art Club. His work was included in the Tonal Impressionism Exhibition, curated by Harry Muir Kurtzworth, in 1937; along with the works of Frank Tenney Johnson, Frank Tolles Chamberlain, and Theodore Lukits, which was held in the Los Angeles Art Association Gallery at the Los Angeles Public Library.
Alson Skinner Clark
(1876-1949)
California Landscape with Seascape, Sailboat, and Cottage
Estimated age circa 1920-1930
This painting has been partially restored for dots of missing paint; further restorations may be necessary, as the painting is only in fair shape. It is advised that the painting be laid flat on board and sealed, as there are wrinkles and indentions. Along the right, there is a light tear that will need patching. Please review all images.
Oil on Canvas
The painting measures approximately 21"W X 15"H
The artist's signature is incised in the lower right corner of the painting, and the artist's information is notated, on the reverse of the painting.
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