Bidspirit auction | Frederick Dickinson Williams (1829 -

Frederick Dickinson Williams (1829 - 1915) America - Frederick Dickinson Williams (1829 - 1915) Oil on Canvas, Signed, Measures ( 10 x 12.5 inches ) w/frame ( 12.5 x 15.5 inches ) Frederick Dickinson Williams was born into a patrician household in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1829. He attended the prestigious Boston Latin School before entering Harvard University in 1846. After graduation, and from 1850 to 1874, Dickinson taught drawing and painting in the Boston Public School System as a Professor of Drawing until 1874 when Dickinson and his wife, the former Lucia M. Hunt, of Newburyport, relocated to Paris, France, where both studied the new French art and painted landscapes and genre scenes in their studio until 1888, when Lucia died in Paris. At that time Williams returned to the United States where he settled in Boston, opening a studio there in late 1888. Williams continued to paint in the Boston area with regular trips to the White Mountains of New Hampshire and other wilderness areas where he produced a large body of French-inspired landscapes in the manner of Corot and other contemporary French artists. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.