Henry, Harry Raymond (1882-1974) "Morning Fantasy" oil on canvas

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Harry Raymond Henry (1882-1974) "Morning Fantasy" oil on canvas. signed in lower left, canvas size: 30.25 x 24 inches. Born in Woodson, IL on March 21, 1882. Henry was raised in the Midwest and apprenticed to a draftsman while in his teens. At the turn of the century he began art training at the AIC and St Louis Academy and had further training under John C. Johansen at Saugatuck, MI. He then had a studio in NYC until 1910 when he moved to southern California and first exhibited in Los Angeles. The 1920s were spent in San Juan Capistrano where he maintained a studio in an old adobe. After moving to Hollywood in 1929, Henry was an art critic for Citizens News. In the mid-1940s he moved to a home in Three Arch Bay south of Laguna Beach and continued to paint until his eyesight failed in the mid-1960s. He died in Costa Mesa, CA on May 16, 1974. Using a Pointillist style with a rich palette of blues, reds and lavenders, Henry painted poetic landscapes of southern California.

Condition: good condition, canvas

Dimensions: 33.5 x 27.5 x 1.5 in

Weight: 2.6 lb

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