19TH C OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAIT PAINTING 1830-1884 SIGNED BOTTOM RIGHT "E. EDMONDSON"
FRAME MEASURES 52 1/4" TALL . 40 1/2" WIDE , 4 3/4" DEEP. CANVAS MEASURES 41.5" X 29.5"
HE WAS BORN IN DAYTON OHIO IN 1830 , HAD A STUDIO IN DAYTON BY 1859 , HIS HEALTH FORCED HIM TO SEEL MILDER CLIMATE IN CALIFORNIA ABOUT 1870 . HE DID WORK WITH HENRY C FORD IN SANTA BARBARA BY 1880 , MOVED TO SAN FRAN IN 1882 AND THEN TO SANTA ROSA WHERE HE DIED IN 1884. A STIL- LIFE SPECIALIST BUT HE ALSO PAINTED PORTRAITS , LANDSCAPES , COASTAL SCENES AND MISSIONS.
EXHIBITIONS : MECHANICS INST (SF) 1881 , ODD FELLOWS BLDG ( SANTA BARBARA ) , ODD FELLOWS HALL ( DAYTON) , DAYTON ART INST , SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL SOCIETY . AAW . G & W. HE WAS ONE OF OHIO'S LEADING ARTIST BY EARLY 1850'S UNTILL 1880 , HIS FATHER A TANNER EXPECTED HIM TO JOIN THE FAMILY BUSINESS BUT HE WAS FAR MORE INTERESTED IN BEING AN ARTIST LIKE HIS EARLY MENTOR "CHARLES SOULE" LIKE MOST OHIO ARTIST OUTSIDE MAJOR CITIES , EDMONDSON BUILT UP HI REPUTATION YEAR BY YEAR AT THE STATE FAIRS , WINNING 7 AWARDS IN 1867. THE DAYTON ART INSTITUTE OWNS NEARLY THIRTY OF HIS WORK. PLEASE CLICK ON PICTURE FOR MORE PICTS OR IF YOU PREFER CALL US AT 937 206 6338
VERY LARGE OIL ON CANVAS 19TH C OIL PAINTING CA 1825-1880
MEASURES 122" LONG X 62" AND 1/2" DEEP.
THIS PAINTING IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND WAS ONCE IN A SALON IN PARIS MANY YEARS AGO. THIS IS A VERY LARGE GORGEOUS PAINTING FOR THE RIGHT COLLECTOR. OF COURSE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IT WILL REQUIRE SPECIAL HANDLING FOR SHIPPING BUT FOR THAT RIGHT COLLECTOR WELL WORTH IT.
THE PICTURES ARE GREAT AND SHOW GREAT DETAIL BUT TO STAND IT FRONT OF IT AS MASSIVE AND GORGEOUS WITH ALL THE COLORS THAT FLOW IN THE DRESSES AND FLOWERS IN THE FIELDS IT LOOKS LIFELIKE. THE TEACART LOOKS AS IF YOU REACH OUT AND GRAB A CUP. JUST AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!
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