Texas Impressionist painting by Simon Michael -Important Rockport Art Community

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ARTIST: Simon Michael, (American, 1905-2002)TITLE or SUBJECT: Texas landscape. MEDIUM: Gouache on paper. DATE: 20th. century. SIGHT SIZE: 9-1/2 inches high x 13-1/2 inches wide. SIZE FRAMED: 18-1/2 inches high x 22-1/2 inches wide. SIGNED: Signed at lower right. PAINTING CONDITION: Excellent, (not examined out of the frame). FRAME TYPE: Simple wood frame with a painted blue inner section. Looks like the original frame. This also has an elaborate mat, (please see images). All in all an attractive package. FRAME CONDITION: A little dinged up but basically fine. FEATURING: The closer I look at this, the more I realize what a good painter this man was. It is a beautiful impressionist painting with a lot of fine colorful brushwork. In researching the artist I found he is an important Texas painter who is � considered the Grandfather of the Rockport Art Community �, (see bio below). I guess his works on the market must be somewhat rare as I could not find many sold. It is nicely matted and framed, (Please see images). It is under glass or plastic which may be treated for light so I suspect the painting may be even a little brighter than it looks. The following biographical information was cut and pasted from the website of the RockportCenter for the Arts: Simon Michael Simon Michael is considered the Grandfather of the Rockport read more