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Oscar B. Erickson, “Early Morning Rockport”, Oil on canvas c. 1940

OSCAR B. ERICKSON (1883 – 1970) American
Early Morning Rockport c. 1940
Oil on canvas
Marks: Original exhibition label verso: THE NORTHWEST ART LEAGUE,
INC., Oscar B. Erickson, Early Morning Rockport, oil
For brief bibliographical listing see: Who Was Who in American Art,
(Madison, Conn.: Sound View Press, 1985), p. 189.
Canvas (sight): H: 21” x W: 23”
Frame: H: 26 1/2” x W: 28 1/2”
Oscar Erickson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He studied painting and printmaking at the Milwaukee Art League and later at the Herron Art Institute of Chicago. He exhibited at the Chicago Academy of the Fine Arts, the Hoosier Salon from 1927 to 1942, the Illinois State Museum, and the Norwegian Club.
Oscar B. Erickson, “Early Morning Rockport”, Oil on canvas c. 1940
ROYCROFT COPPER SHOP East Aurora, N.Y.
Pair of candlesticks c. 1915.
Hand wrought and textured copper, silver-plated.
Marks: impressed R, in orb with cross, ROYCROFT
For more information see: The American Arts & Crafts Movement in Western New York 1900-1928, Bruce A. Austin (Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992); Arts & Crafts Movement in New York State 1890’s – 1920’s, Coy Ludwig (Hamilton, N.Y.: Gallery Association of New York, 1983).
H: 6″ x W: 6 7/8″ x D: 2 5/8″