Artist: Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)
Medium: Watercolor and gouache on Whatman board
Signature: Signed lower right
Dimensions: 22in. h x 30in. w
Description:
"I have found that my early interest in the figure, architecture and sheer picturesque anecdote changed into a more comprehensive grasp of things as a unit, in which the mood of the subject became its abstract meaning. I see no value in an abstract pattern, since such a thing cannot interpret the reaction to a comprehensive whole - rather, instead, it is towards some isolated and positive momentary experience. As one cannot successfully interpret a momentary atmospheric illusion, no more can he put much meaning into a too positive pattern and hold the interest of the beholder for long."
Catalog #91
Type of Work: Paintings
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Reading, c. 1908-10 Frank Nelson Wilcox

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Tumbrels Bowing in Prayer towards Notre Dame, 1910 Frank Nelson Wilcox

Blanchisseuse Leaving a Laundry Barge, Paris, France, c. 1910 Frank Nelson Wilcox

Mattress Renovators, Pont Neuf, Paris, France, c. 1910 Frank Nelson Wilcox

Children Playing, Luxembourg, 1910 Frank Nelson Wilcox

Sundown in Luxembourg, 1910 Frank Nelson Wilcox

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Venetian Canal, c. 1910-11 Frank Nelson Wilcox

Gibraltar from the Ship, Southern Spain, c. 1910-11 Frank Nelson Wilcox

Engineman at Quarry, Berlin Heights, Ohio, c. 1910-16 Frank Nelson Wilcox