20th C. Original Oil Painting by Royal Hill Milleson

Item Details

An expressive 20th century original oil painting on canvas covered board by well recognized local artist Royal Hill Milleson (American 1849-1936).
The impressively large painting illustrates a fall landscape with billowing white clouds against a turquoise sky, the tree with red foliage dominating the left half of the composition is reflected in a lake at the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the lower left corner. The painting is beautifully presented in a hand finished museum quality gold gilt wood frame with an internal metal framework that has stabilized the painting.
Royal Hill Milleson was born in Batavia, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio before he then moved to Indianapolis, Boston and finally Chicago where he studied at the J. Francis Smith Academy. In 1903 he had his first painting accepted for exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago where he subsequently exhibited another 18 times between 1903 and 1915. In 1905 he had a one man show at a gallery on Walbash Avenue which was met with very positive reviews. In 1912 his book titled The Artist’s Point of View was published. Royal Hill Milleson work can be found in the Indianapolis Museum of Art and his landscapes are avidly sought by private collectors.

Condition

The painting has allover craquelure which does not detract from the painting, the frame is in excellent condition.

Dimensions

Item #

15CIN138-003