Elmer Livingston MacRae 1906 Watercolor on Paper of a Girl Reading
Item Details
Elmer Livingston MacRae (American; 1875-1953)
Untitled, 1906
Watercolor on paper
Signed ‘ELMACRAE’ and dated to lower right
9.25’ W x 14.25’ H
A watercolor painting on paper by well-listed American artist Elmer Livingston MacRae (1875-1953), created in 1906. This work features a profile view of a young girl in a white dress, reading a book. It is signed and dated to the lower right. Presented under glass with off-white matting, it is housed in a brown wood frame with a gold-tone liner. Adhered to the verso is an excerpt from the Greenwich Post and a short bio of the artist.
Known for his paintings, pastels, and sketches, Elmer Livingston MacRae studied at the Art Students League with Robert Blum, John Henry Twachtman, H. Siddons Mowbray and James Carroll Beckwith. Deeply influenced by Impressionism and Japonisme, he is celebrated as a leading member of the Cos Cobb Art Colony, in Greenwich, Connecticut, and significantly one of the organizers of the influential 1913 Armory Show in New York. MacRae was also instrumental in founding the American Pastel Society, as well as the Greenwich Society of Artists. His work has been collected and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Cooley Gallery, among other institutions.
Condition
- toning throughout mat; wear in frame includes scratches, stains, and finish loss scattered throughout.
Dimensions
- measurement of frame; visible image measures approximately 9.25" W x 14.25" H.
Item #
18DCC200-542
