Paul Sawyier the Rock Breaker Lithograph 1972

Description

Sawyier's painting career began about 1890. He was trained mainly in portraiture by Thomas Noble and Frank Duveneck in the … more Sawyier's painting career began about 1890. He was trained mainly in portraiture by Thomas Noble and Frank Duveneck in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, and by William Merritt Chase in New York. Initially, Sawyier made his living by painting portraits of local individuals, including Governor Charles Scott (Portrait), Charles Harper, President of the Frankfort & Cincinnati Railroad,(Portrait) and of his grandfather Henry Wingate, Kentucky's first Grand Mason, and Henry Waters, a local stone mason. (The Rockbreaker) It is estimated that he did about fifty portraits, mainly in pastel.
Born 1865
Died 1917
This piece was purchased from his gallery in Kentucky in 1970’s.
Entitled “The Rock Breaker”, lithograph framed ,measuring
28”x 34”x 1”
Lithograph itself measures 21” x 16.5”.
Signed upper left corner .
Double matted, in weathered frame.
Comes with cettificate of authenticity.
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