John Ellsworth Weis Oil Painting "The Dugan Building"

Item Details

John Ellsworth Weis (Ohio/Indiana, 1892 – 1962)
The Dugan Building
Oil painting on canvas board
Unsigned
Estate label to the verso

Provenance
From Trust of Sallie Weis Rollins, wife of artist
Cowan’s Auctions Inc., Fine and Decorative Art, October 17 -18, 2008, lot #56
Private collection, Cincinnati, Ohio

Born in Indiana, John Weis moved to Higginsport, Ohio, then to Norwood, Ohio when he was a child. Due to family struggles, he found it necessary to work several day jobs in order to attend classes at the Cincinnati Art Academy in the evenings. Faculty members at the Academy, including Frank Duveneck, James Hopkins, L.H. Meakin, and Herman Wessel, were so impressed with both Weis’ talent and his work ethic, that at the age of 22 he was offered a full-time position at the Academy where he taught for the next 38 years, mentoring many young artists in Cincinnati. Weis’ work was exhibited at the Paris Salon, the Cincinnati Art Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among other institutions.

Condition

- pin hole with paint loss to upper left edge of board; dust and light scattered accretion; minor nicks and finish wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 19" W x 12.5" H.

Item #

ITMG638582