| 623. Louis Oscar Griffith (American, 1875-1956), "Path through
Brown County, Indiana", c.1930; oil/canvas, 30" x 36", signed.
Griffith lived in Texas in the 1890s, and studied with
Frank Reaugh, a well-known Dallas landscape painter. Reaugh
had studied at the St. Louis School of Fine Art, and suggested
that Griffith attend, which he did, and then later moved on to the
Art Institute of Chicago. Griffith established a studio in
downtown Chicago, but had begun making trips to Brown County in the
very early 1900s. He married in 1920, and moved to Nashville,
IN permanently in 1922. His artistic production was split
between painting and printmaking, and he excelled at both. He exhibited
at the Hoosier Salon, Brown County Art Gallery Association,
Chicago Gallery Association, National Academy of Design, Library
of Congress, Chicago Society of Etchers, San Antonio Art
League, Pan-Pacific Expo (1913), and the Indianapolis Art Club. His
work is included in the collections of the Delgado Museum,
Indiana University, Lafayette Art Association, National Gallery
of Art, and the J.B. Speed Museum (Louisville).
This is a major example of Griffith's work.
10,000-15,000 |
