Seascape Oil Painting in the Manner of Sydney Mortimer Laurence

Item Details

In the manner of Sydney Mortimer Laurence (American; 1865-1940)
Untitled, early 20th century
Oil painting on canvas adhered to board
Signed to the lower left

Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Sydney Laurence enrolled in the National Academy of Design under Thomas Moran followed by a study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. After the war, Laurence was lured to Alaska with promises of gold before ultimately making it his home, which in turn made him the first professionally trained artist to reside there. Beginning with a tonalist style, Laurence developed his own signature style of painting, which became a combination of realism, luminism, tonalism, and impressionism.

Condition

- wear to edges of frame; minor dust and accretions present to painting and frame; slight surface wear present to painting; tiny losses of paint to left margin of image; minor toning to varnish.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 14.5" W x 17" H.

Item #

ITMA0003GK