Double Sided Landscape Paintings by Rupert Lovejoy (1885-1975)

Item Details

A two sided original oil landscape painting on board (both sides of the board are painted) by American artist Rupert Lovejoy (1885-1975). Both paintings are impressionistic in style, done in a palette of saturated color depicting Maine landscapes. The painting that faces the framed side is signed by the artist in the lower right corner and presented in a linen mat with gold filet and gold wooden frame.

Rupert Scott Lovejoy was born in Portland, Maine on 3 June 1885 and was encouraged by his mother to pursue his interest in art however after her death, his stepmother steered him to studying dentistry. During his professional life he attended evening classes at the Portland Art School and was a member of the Portland Camera Club where he won many prizes in pictorial photography.

Lovejoy continued to paint during his dental career which paid off during a visit from distinguished American impressionist painter Walter Griffin in 1915 who was favorably impressed by one of Lovejoy’s paintings hanging in the office. The two became friends and Lovejoy painted under his guidance learning to use vibrant colors and manipulating heavy impasto pigments.

Eventually Lovejoy devoted his full time to painting and numerous museums have exhibited Lovejoy’s works to include; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and Bowdoin College.

Condition

The paintings are in very good condition, the frame is a bit scuffed at the corners.

Dimensions

The measurements refer to the painting framed, the board alone measures 18″ × 15″.

Item #

17DCC057-125