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Fri, Dec 9, 2022 03:00PM EST - Fri, Dec 16, 2022 11:30AM EST
Lot 240

David B. Walkley: Impressionist New England Landscape

Estimate: $1,800 - $2,500

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David B. Walkley (American, 1849-1934): Impressionist New England Landscape. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, framed.

Born in Rome, Ohio, David Walkley became a New England landscape and marine painter and was also a teacher in Pennsylvania and New York. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1867 to 1871 and at the Julian Academy in Paris with Boulanger and Lefebvre. In New York he was at the Art Students League and painted with William Merritt Chase, and he was a member of the Salmagundi Club in New York City. In 1902, he moved to Mystic, Connecticut from New London and helped found the Mystic Art Association. He also painted at Old Lyme, Connecticut. From 1879 to 1884, he was a teacher at the Pittsburgh School of Design and later taught at the Art Students League in New York. Walkley died in 1934, and is buried in Union Cemetery, Rock Creek, Ohio.

19.75 x 25.75 inches framed; 15 x 21 inches canvas.

Private collection, New England.

Condition

Excellent condition, very well preserved, no notable flaws.

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