WALTER GRIFFIN (1861-1935)

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WALTER GRIFFIN (1861-1935)

Landscape in Fleury, France

signed W. Griffin and dated Fleury France 1898, l.l.--oil and pencil on canvas
9 1/4 x 13 in. (23.4 x 33 cm.)
Exhibited
San Francisco, Galerie de Tours, The American Landscape (1850-1950), 1982, illus.
Santa Fe, Santa Fe East Galleries, An Exhibition of Paintings by American Impressionists, 1982, p. 27; 60, illus.
Richmond, Virginia, Fine Arts America. Inc., American Impressionist Masters, 1982

Lot Essay

Griffin settled in Fleury with two Japanese friends in 1890. He lived there for several years, having summer classes, which greatly influenced his career.