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This American Tonalist ( 1880 – 1920 ) style painting on stretched canvas measures approximately 20” x 14” and is signed lower left “ Royal H Milleson “. Sometime ago, this one hundred plus year old painting was cleaned and varnished. As you can see in the images, there are cracks in the paint but the the paint is stable. The impressive frame appears to be original to the work and measures approximately 30” x 24”. The frame has been been restored and some of the decorative corners repaired.
Noted American landscape painter Royal Hill Milleson was born on November 23, 1849 at Batavia, Ohio. He was a member of both the Chicago Society of Artists and the Boston Art Club. His famous painting Mt. Hood, Oregon is held in the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis. He is also author of the book “ The Artist’s Point of View “ published in 1912.