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Winfield Scott Clime (1881-1958) American, active in Connecticut

Creator: Winfield Scott Clime
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Signed, (l.l.): Winfield Scott Clime
Inscribed on verso: The Medallion Jug, Old Lyme Conn
Ca. 1920-1930.
30 1/5 x 35 inches framed
Excellent condition, in the original carved gilt frame.
Provenance: Private collection, Washington, CT.

Influenced by Impressionism, Clime was known for his rural landscape and genre paintings. Clime was the co-founder of The Washington D.C. Society of Landscape Painters in 1913. Although known as an Old Lyme School artist, he also painted in Cragsmoor, New York, in the picturesque Hudson River Valley. The Medallion Jug is a rare subject matter yet embodies Clime's talent and success as an American Impressionist artist.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Oil on canvas.
Condition:	Excellent.
Creation Date:	ca. 1920-1930
Styles / Movements:	Impressionism, Other
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-AMP-OC 487
Incollect Reference #:	108411

Dimensions

W.	35 in;	H.	30.5 in;
W.	88.9 cm;	H.	77.47 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.