Lot 236
Paul Forster (American, 1925-2012). "Meadow Stream at Dusk" oil on board, 20th century. Signature and title on verso. A picturesque landscape painting by Paul Forster depicting a serene stream in a peaceful meadow replete with tall deciduous trees boasting leafy canopies, verdant shrubbery, a time-worn wooden bridge over the reflective waters of the stream, and the faint silhouette of a distant town with a tall church steeple piercing the cool azure sky - all dappled by the light of the setting sun at dusk and delineated with Forster's signature loose impressionistic brushstrokes as well as his keen eye for light and color. A tranquil painting by Forster honoring the natural beauty of the countryside. Size: 20" L x 24" W (50.8 cm x 61 cm)
At the age eight, Paul Forster became the youngest member of the Albright Art Gallery Association in Buffalo, New York and also started studying at the Museum School with watercolorist Robert Blair. During World War II, Forster served in the Army Air Corps, and in 1952, he graduated from Brigham Young University with a Fine Arts Degree. In the late 1950s, Forster had a studio in Nevada painted murals for the Mormon Church. In the early 1960s, he taught art and became Chairman of the Art Department of the L.D.S. Schools of the South Pacific in Tonga. In 1969 he left Brigham Young University to paint full time. For the greater part of the next decade, Forster traveled throughout the American Southwest in an Airstream trailer to paint the environment and its inhabitants. In time, he moved to Oregon followed by Kansas City, but eventually returned to Arizona.
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
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- Condition: Overall very nice save a few minute drips or stains that are difficult to see and minor wear to peripheries. Slight touch up to upper corner. Signature and title handwritten in white on verso. Label with price of $2400 on verso as well.
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