'Nymphs at Dusk' by William Emerson, 1910, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Tonalist Oil, Three Graces, Art Institute Chicago

Description

Signed lower right, 'Emerson' for William C. Emerson (American, 1865-1937) and dated 1910.
Original card board, verso, was additionally signed … more Signed lower right, 'Emerson' for William C. Emerson (American, 1865-1937) and dated 1910.
Original card board, verso, was additionally signed 'W. C. Emerson' and titled, 'The Dance' (images included were taken prior to lay down).
Displayed in a period, carved and giltwood frame; framed dimensions: 27.75 x 33.75 x 1.5 inches.

Born in London, England, William Emerson was an accomplished architect and a widely-exhibited painter of tonalist landscapes. He was a member of the New York Watercolor Club, the Chicago Watercolor Club, the Chicago Society of Artists, and the Westchester Art Institute. Active in Chicago and New Preston, Connecticut, he also exhibited at the Chicago Art Institute. William Emerson is listed in all relevant art reference works including Who Was Who in American Art.

Reference:
Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 1, page 1042; Mantle Fielding’s Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers, Glen B. Opitz, Apollo Press 1983, page 277; Mallett’s Index of Artists, Daniel Trowbridge Mallett, Peter Smith: New York 1948 Edition, R.R. Bowker Company 1935, page
127; et al. less