Original 1893 W/C by Paul Bernard King N.A. - A Lovely Lady by the Shore

Original 1893 W/C by Paul Bernard King N.A. - A Lovely Lady by the Shore Original 1893 W/C by Paul Bernard King N.A. A Lovely Lady by the Shore Click images to enlarge Description Original 1893 W/C by Paul Bernard King N.A. - A Lovely Lady by the Shore Offered here is an original antique watercolor by National Academician Paul Bernard King, painted in 1893 when he was 26 years old, supporting himself by illustrating books and magazines, and already demonstrating the talent which would bring him America's highest peer recognition. King later more often painted marine scenes and even here slipped in a beached boat. The lady sits on a floral hillside, her garment fluttering in the shore breeze. It's a nice size, 16 by 11 inches sight and about 24 by 19 overall. It's attractively triple matted and presented in a later golden wheat colored frame. It's painted on paper laid to card and has been slightly matted down to coincide with the earlier mat traces. The work is clean and bright, without foxing, fading, or surface defects. It is signed lower left and dated 1893. Painting, mats and frame are in excellent condition. It presents beautifully. Shipping will be without glazing. Kings watercolors are rare; he painted mostly marine oils, prices for which bring up to $30,000 and higher. We are listing at a very reasonable price for this National Academician's early work. Returns are accepted only in case of misrepresentation but our guarantee of authenticity is without time limit.*Please note that Ebay listings frequently claim National Academy membership for artists that are not, in fact, Academicians. Some may have taken classes or exhibited at the NAD, but that does not confer membership. You can check such claims on the NAD website using this link: http://www.nationalacademy.org/academy/national-academicians/ From: Who Was Who in American Art - FalkKING, Paul [P] NYC b. 9 F 1867, Buffalo, NY d. 27 N 1947.Studied: ASL, Buffalo; ASL, Mowbray; PAFA. Member: SC; NAC; AAPL; All.A.Am.; ANA; NA, 1933; A. Fund S.; A. Fellowship; lnter. S. AL; AFA.Exhibited: PAFA, 1908-35, 1918 (prize); NAD, 1907-45, 1923 (prize);CGA; CI; AIC; Phila. AC, 1911 (prize), 1913 (gold); Ferargil Gal.; Grand Central A. Gal.; Lake Placid C., N.Y. 1926—46; Town Hall C., NYC, 1946; SC, 1906 (prize), 1928 (prize); P.-Pacific Expo, 1915 (prize); NAC, 1937 (prize).Work: Engineers C., NYC; Phila. AC; Reading Mus.; Butler AI; Smithsonian Inst.; Rogers Mem. Lib., Laurel, Miss. ; Cabilido A. Gal., New Orleans,; Albright A. Gal.; Mus. FA, Houston; Suffolk Mus., N.Y.; New Parthenon, Nashville, Tenn.; Buffalo Athletic C.; Quinnipiack C., New Haven, Conn.; NGA [47] Biography Paul Bernard King 1867 - 1947 Place of birth: United States of America , Buffalo Place of death: United States of America , New York Remarks: ANA 1918; NA 1933 The son of a German born goldsmith, Paul King worked in lithography in Buffalo, before enrolling at the Buffalo Art Students League. In the 1890s he was a member of the Bohemian Sketch Club with Edward Dufner and Eugene Speicher. By 1900 King had moved to New York where he attended the Art Students League from 1901 to 1904, studying under Henry Siddons Mowbray. He supported himself through magazine and book illustration. From 1905 to 1906 King was at Katwjk-an-Zee, Holland, training with Dutch artists Willy Sluiter, Evert Pieters and Bernard Bloomers. He also visited Paris and London before settling in Philadelphia where he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and where he lived until 1923. In 1907 the artist married Cornelia Bonnell and, from 1923, they made their home in Stony Brook, New York. While establishing his reputation as a landscape and marine painter, King became a member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance and Art Club. He won a silver medal at the Panama-pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915 and a prize from the Pennsylvania Academy in 1918. During World War I he worked in the camouflage branch of the United States Shipping Board. He served as acting president of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women before moving to New York in 1921. HIs most favorable critical response resulted from his winning the National Academy's 1st Altman Prize for his landscape Early Winter in 1923. He was a consistent participant in the Academy's annual and winter exhibitions, even when he was not living in New York. In fact, he was represented by at least one painting in almost every show at the Academy from 1902 until the year of his death. In his later years, the artist turned towards portraiture. He traveled through the South in 1926, also visiting Nova Scotia that year. In 1929, King returned to Europe, touring France, Spain, England and Northern Africa. He continued painting until a few weeks before his death at his home. Pictures sell! Auctiva Offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter