Bidspirit auction | George Wharton Edwards (1859 -1950)

George Wharton Edwards (1859 -1950) Scene of Spain - A scene depicting a building titled ”Spain by George Wharton Edwards” and titled ”The Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia” as cover art for artists book of the same title, gouache and pastel on paper. George Wharton Edwards was born in Fair Haven, Connecticut, in 1859, and died in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1950.  He was a painter and author of books regarding American history and European customs.  He lived in Paris prior to 1892, New York City (1892-1902); Plainfield, New Jersey; and Greenwich, Connecticut; and was known for his unique handling of impressionism and for his marine paintings of fishermen, lobstermen and boats along the Monhegan shoreline.   Dimensions:  Sight is 18 3/4” x 13 1/2”, the frame 23” x 18”  Condition: There is an abrasion to the lower right of the painting.