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# 5265. An Oil on Canvas by local Newport Artist Helena Sturtevant, signed and dated 1946 (the year she died). Frame Size: 35.5" x 30" and canvas size: 25" x 30". Signed in the lower left corner. Spring, probably late May; either Middletown or Portsmouth. American impressionist Helena Sturtevant, b 1872, Middletown, RI d 1946 Newport, RI Addresses: Newport, RI, Studied, BMFA School with E. Tarbell; Acad. Colarossi, Paris, with Blanche and L. Simon. Member: Newprt AA (director); AFA; College AA; NAWPS, AAPL. Exhibited: NAD, 1902, 1911, 1943; PAFA, fine annuals, 1905-17; Newport AA, 1912 (innaugural); AIC, 1913; Paris Salon, 1927; WFNY, 1939; GGE, 1939; Copley Gals., Bostom, MA. Work: Newport City Hall; NYPL (etching); Berkeley Mem. Chapel, Newport, RI "sister of Louisa" altar piece. Comments: Best known for her paintings of Newport historic buildings and the area coastline. Sources: WW40; Falk, Exh. Record Series. . See Who was Who in American Art page 3214. Condition: could be cleaned; original frame, no restorations. This painting has been sold: if you wish to sell a painting by Helena Sturtevant, please contact us: drawrm@hotmail.com
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