Large Signed Samuel B Pratt ( 1903-1999) oil painting Landscape Listed Virginia

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Oil on board 24 x 18 in. landscape painting signed by Samuel B. Pratt ( 1903- 1999). Work is in excellent condition and framed in a solid wood frame.Framed size; 23 x29 in. There is a slight bend in board as shown in picture of back corner - no damage - sits in frame perfectly. Assorted photos in natural and flash lighting. Signed " Samuel B. Pratt '89 ". The frame is most likely artist made. Dark green glaze over lilac base.This artist is a Virginia artist associated with the Shenandoah Valley. *Artist biography: Samuel B. Pratt was born in Unison, Virginia, May 28, 1903 and studied four years under Eugenie de Land Saugstad and Alexius Manny and from 1919 to 1934 at the Washington School of Art. He also studied four years under Will H. Chandlee from 1923 through 1926; and the Corcoran School of Art 1927 through 1930 under Eugen Weisz, Burtis Baker and Richard Merryman. He studied outdoor painting under Eugen Weisz and Garnet Jex from 1931 to 1934, took a special course in sculpture in 1941 under Heineke Warneke and took special classes under Richard Lahey and Weisz. His work was represented in the Pepsi-Cola show of 1946, and his painting MOONLIGHT is in the permanent collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Collectors of Samuel B. Pratt's work include: Father Walsh, Mrs. Junis P. Morgan, Richard Lahey, Burtis Baker and Eugen read more