John Ward Dunsmore Oil Painting "Boy and Cat"

Item Details

John Ward Dunsmore (American, 1856 – 1945)
Boy and Cat
Oil painting on board
Monogrammed to lower left, signed to verso

John Ward Dunsmore was born in Reilly, Ohio and was known for his portraits and historical scenes often depicting the American Revolutionary War. He studied at the Cincinnati (McMicken) School of Design under Thomas Noble and in Paris at the Petite Ecole with Aime Millet. He moved several times throughout the course of his life, working for several years in Cincinnati, Boston, London, Detroit, and New York. While in Detroit he was the director of the Detroit Museum (now Detroit Institute of Arts) and following that founded the Detroit School of Arts.

Condition

- frame and board are warped; scattered accretion; cracks, nicks and wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 9" W x 12.75" H.

Item #

ITMG397218