Bidspirit auction | Frederic Schiller Cozzens (1846 -

Frederic Schiller Cozzens (1846 - 1928) American - Frederic Schiller Cozzens (1846 - 1928) Watercolor on paper. Signed , measures 8” x 11” , w/frame 18” x 21” A marine painter and illustrator for Harpers Weekly and other magazines, Frederic Cozzens was a resident of Livingston, Staten Island. From 1864 to 1867, he studied at the Rensselaer Polytech Institute but did not complete the degree. He exhibited with the Boston Art Club*, the Mystic Seaport Association, and the Brooklyn Art Association. His best known works are a series of chromolithographs* of his watercolors that were reproduced as a portfolio for J.D.J. Kelley's American Yachts: Their Clubs and Races. He also illustrated books on yachting. After 1899, he spent most of his time on private watercolor commissions, primarily marine subjects. Condition: Good Condition