Listed Artist Dixie Selden (1868-1935) Signed Oil Painting w/Gallery Provenance

Description: Winner receives an original signed oil painting on board by well listed American Impressionist artist Dixie Selden (1868-1935). The painting is signed in the lower right corner, seen magnified in picture 5. The painting has provenance from FAR Gallery, New York, NY, with the original gallery label still affixed to the verso, seen magnified in picture 9. The painting is in good overall condition but there are some condition issues. There are areas of paint loss all along the edges, with the worst areas in the upper left and right corners, shown magnified in pictures 5-8. The frame is solid but does have minor damage in the upper & lower left corners, with the worst area shown magnified in picture 8. The painting can be hanged as-is, but would really shine with some restoration. The frame measures roughly 15.25" x 16", with the image itself measuring roughly 11" x 12". Below is some information about the artist, whose auction results include sales up to $60,000. Please feel free to ask us any questions you may have prior to bidding or making an offer. Thank you for checking out our listing. Dixie Selden (1868-1935) was born on February 28 in Cincinnati, Ohio. When she was two years old, her family moved across the Ohio River to Covington, Kentucky. Selden resided in Covington with her parents until their death in 1909. She then returned to Cincinnati in 1910 where she lived until her death on November 14, 1935. Selden attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati beginning in 1884. Her instructors included Vincent Nowottny, Henrietta Wilson, Lewis Cass Lutz, Fernand Harvey Lungren, and L.H. Meakin. When the artist Frank Duveneck (1848-1919) returned to Cincinnati after painting in Europe, Selden attended his painting classes in 1890, 1891 and 1903. Selden’s early style was significantly influenced by Duveneck’s teaching, and she adopted his so-called Munich style as her own during her formative years. Selden soon perfected her skill as a portraitist, and in 1894 at age 26 she advertised her occupation as a portrait painter, thereby officially announcing herself as a professional painter and owner of a viable commercial business. Although Selden made her livelihood by painting portraits of Cincinnati’s elite society, she reserved the summer and fall months for traveling and painting landscapes. She often went to Europe, always traveling with a coterie of Cincinnati friends and cousins. She also visited China, Japan, Mexico, Canada, the Middle East, and northern Africa, including Egypt. Her strongest and perhaps most popular work was produced in the 1920s in Brittany, Venice, and Spain. Selden’s style significantly changed in 1913 after attending a summer study course with William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) in Venice, Italy. With Chase’s encouragement she adopted a colorful Impressionist palette and painting technique, a style that contemporaries equated with her cheerful and endearing personality. Throughout Selden’s life her paintings sold well and were widely exhibited at notable institutions including the National Academy of Design, Art Institute of Chicago, Detroit Institute of Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Cincinnati Art Museum. Many of her best works remain in private collections but several notable paintings are at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Art Museum. All of our items have been stored in a temperature controlled environment with no pets or smoking allowed. We strive to provide a wide array of artwork, antiques, and collectibles for everyone from the casual collector to other gallery owners. Whether you are a collector or a reseller, we will always try to work with you to the best of our ability to sell you the item you are interested in. We are always adding new treasures to our collection so please feel free to make an offer, as we constantly are turning over our inventory and need to free space up for our newest finds. We will never decline or ignore an offer. We look at every offer and if we don't accept it, we will make a fair counter offer. We took a few months off of Ebay to move our inventory in to a larger space but we are now back, better than ever. Please check our 100% seller feedback to see that we describe our items accurately and take much care in packing our items so they arrive safe and fast. We always offer free shipping within the United States and also offer international shipping at very reasonable rates. If you are bidding from another country, please contact us prior to making a bid or offer so we can quote you a fair shipping cost. If you have any questions, please message us prior to bidding or making an offer and we will respond within 24 hours. Thank you for checking out our listing, and we look forward to dealing with you. ***FREE SHIPPING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES******WE SHIP WORLDWIDE! PLEASE CONTACT US PRIOR TO BIDDING OR MAKING AN OFFER FOR REASONABLE RATES ON INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING***

Price: 2995 USD

Location: Hudson, New York

End Time: 2024-11-26T23:40:39.000Z

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