ITEM# 3854
Clark Vorhees Old Lyme Impressionist landscape painting

Clark Vorhees Old Lyme Impressionist landscape painting. This is a Vorhees masterpiece. Clark G Voorhees was born in 1871 and died in 1933. He was the first artist to discover Old Lyme in 1896 while on bicycle and he stayed at the Griswold House,Which Miss Florence Griswold had only just recently opened to boarders. He painted with many of the most famous Old Lyme Artists of the early 20th century. For a picture of Voorhees or more information on the artist see Connecticut and American Impressionism page 120,176, Miss Florence and The Artists of Old Lyme page 40,64, Who Was Who in American Art page 3424. This wonderful Voorhees painting has its original Newcomb Macklin Co frame which is signed on the back.The painting measures 36 inches wide by 27 and three quarters inches high and the original frame measures 45 inches wide by 37 and one half inches. The painting came from an Old Lyme Estate. It was originally purchased In a Madison Ave gallery in the 1960 period. Condition,there is 12 to 15 percent inpainting in the white sky area it has been relined. The restoration was done to Museum standards and could be reversed. The painting was stored for 25 years in a locker and suffered some paint loss but not in the detailed areas of the painting and the signature is original. This painting has not been on the market since the 1960's. The painting depicts a still quiet afternoon view of the Lyme hills with long vistas. Shades of white on green,mauve,lavender and pale gold,and dappled light. Vorhees paintings of this size are rare and near impossible to find.

Thank you for your quick reply. I am really shocked at the price. I knew many people here wanted it, but probably figured I didn't know what I had and they wanted to buy it for nothing. I am glad I held on to it.
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- Ann N