Paintings
William Samuel Horton
American, 1865-1936Still Life
Oil on board25 by 30 in. w/frame 35 by 40 in.
Signed & dated 1903
Provenance:
Vose Galleries, Boston;
Private New England Collection;
From the Collection of the Artist Son, W. Gray Horton
Le Trianon Fine Art & Antiques
See Artist Bio below.
William Samuel Horton
American, 1865-1936William Horton studied at the Art Institute of Chicago; The Art Student League; The National Academy of Design and at the Academy Julian, Paris with B. Constant, J.P. Laurens, 1893-96.
He was a member of the New York Watercolor Club; The Salmagundi Club; American Federation of Arts; Societe Moderne; International Society of Arts; Salon d’Automne,
Horton was a wealthy man and a friend of famous artists such as Monet, Degas, Derain, and other Impressionist. After his early
Exhibited:
He exhibited at the National Academy of Design, 1888-96; Boston Arts Club 1890;
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts;, 1890-1912; Paris Salon, 1895, 1897-99; Gallerie George Petit, Gallerie bernheim Jeune, Paris, 1898-1914 (many solos); Art Institute of Chicago, 1897-1909; International Exhibition, Nante, 1904 (gold); Orleans (gold); Gallerie Chapentier, Paris, 1939 (retrospective); Knoedler Gallery, NYC, 1974 (solo); Robert Rice Gallery, Houston, 1979; Hammer Gallery, NYC, 1981; Vose Gallery, Boston, 1980’s.
Reference:
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975
Museums and Exhibitions:Bradford Museum, England; Luxembourg Museum; National Museum, Washington DC.; Brooklyn Museum; National Museum, Stockholm; Musee du Jeu de Paume, Paris; Musee Carnavalet, Paris.