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AMERICAN FOREST OIL PAINTING BY SAMUEL H MCCREA - Samuel Harkness McCrea, American, 1867 to 1941, oil painting on canvas depicting a forest landscape. Signed lower right. Samuel Harkness McCrea was an American artist. He was born in Palatine, Illinois on March 15, 1867, and was one of four sons of a prominent Chicago merchant. He attended Yale University and graduated from its Sheffield Scientific School in 1888, and later returned as an instructor for the 1890 academic year. He later studied art in various cities, including Chicago, San Francisco, Paris and Munich, specializing in landscape painting. One of a kind artwork. Dimensions: Canvas 20 x 24 in. All measurements are approximate.