Lot Essay
Wilson Henry Irvine was a member of the Impressionist art colony in Old Lyme, Connecticut which also included Childe Hassam, Willard Leroy Metcalf and John Henry Twachtman. Irvine is best known for his mesmerizing images of Connecticut rolling farmland, quiet wooded glens and gleaming salt marshes.
Teatime depicts Irvine's daughter, Lois Irvine Simpson and his granddaughter, Betty-June Simpson, enjoying tea on a glorious sunny afternoon at Brooksound, the artist's home in Old Lyme.
Teatime depicts Irvine's daughter, Lois Irvine Simpson and his granddaughter, Betty-June Simpson, enjoying tea on a glorious sunny afternoon at Brooksound, the artist's home in Old Lyme.