| 560. William MacGregor Paxton (American, 1869-1941), “Portrait of a Woman”, c.1910; oil /canvas, 30" x 25", signed, fine carved frame. Highly important Boston School painter. Paxton studied with Tarbell, Benson, and DeCamp before joining them on the faculty at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. Paxton’s specialty was figure painting, especially young women of the leisure class, executed in a highly polished style with great attention to the details of surfaces and the quality of light. Paxton was a member of the National Academy of Design, Copley Society of Boston, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, North Shore Art Association, and the Guild of Boston Artists. 30,000-40,000 |
