Charles George Copeland Landscape Oil Painting

Item Details

Charles George Copeland (Massachusetts/Maine, 1858 – 1945)
Untitled (landscape), late 19th century
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to lower left

An oil painting on canvas by listed American artist Charles George Copeland (Massachusetts/Maine; 1858 – 1945). This finely rendered landscape painting depicts a wooded river valley in early autumn, as the leaves are beginning to change color. The work is signed to the lower left and is presented in a gilt wood frame.

Charles Copeland was born and raised in Thomaston, Maine, settling in Newton, Massachusetts shortly after his marriage to Eda Mills in 1886. There he established a studio and a career as an illustrator, his work appearing in the magazine for young people Youth’s Companion, as well as in many books. He continued to produce fine art oil paintings of Romantic landscapes and seascapes and during summers spent in Maine he would often paint watercolors of the local scenery. Copeland was a member of both the Boston Watercolor Society and the Boston Art Club, and his work was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and at the Boston Art Club from 1884 to 1909.

Condition

- to fair. Blacklight technology reveals inpainting to some areas of piece. Craquelure across, consistent with age. Canvas is slightly warped within frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame. Visible image area measures 29.75" W x 24.5" H.

Item #

18CIN517-118