Very nice oil on canvas painting of a mountain and waterfall scene depicting a log cabin setting surrounded by mountains. Circa 1889, Signed on lower right corner J H MacLay. All original with gold frame . Size: 14 inches. X 22 inches.
New England Landscape.
Signed Catherine Bogardus .
Catherine Bogardus (1912-2008)
A landscape painter, she also painted flowers, especially arrangements designed by her mother. She was known for her use of color and her ability to capture light in her paintings. Having grown up in Stamford, Connecticut, Bogardus studied with Frank Vincent Dumond. She spent 50 years teaching painting in New York and the Stamford, Connecticut area. In the 1970s, she moved to the New London, New Hampshire area, which is subject to many of her landscape paintings.
Catherine Bogardus died in New London in June of 2008 at the age of 96.
Eric Girault was born in Jeremie on Haiti's southern peninsula, on December 4, 1937. Girault is called "The Vibration of Life" for the sensation viewers get from his work. After his primary classes under Christian instruction, he completed his secondary education in Lycee Nord Alexis and College Saint Louis of Jeremie.
Born 1936- present.
In 1976, Girault moved to the United State with his family and continued to paint. He did not change his style, but he watched American life and his works reflect it. Twelve of his productions were on view for the month of July, 1977 at: La Librarie De France" at Rockefeller Center. After this exhibit, French critic Jean Pigon took a few paintings to
Paris where they enjoyed a wild success.
Presently lives in NYC .
