Lot 362
Morris Walton Leader (American/Texas, 1877-1966), "Wash Through the Hills, Scene West of Austin", oil on canvas, signed lower left, signed and titled en verso, Thor Solberg Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y. label en verso, 16 in. x 20 in., in a period frame E4000-6000 Note: Known for his Texas landscape paintings, Morris Walton Leader regularly painted the hill country surrounding his Austin home. In this delightful landscape, Leader painted the hillside in full color during springtime when it is covered with bluebonnets. Studying in New York City and at the Art Institute of Chicago, Leader continued his training with Texas artists Edna Collins, Peter Hohnstedt and Harry De Young. A prominent member of the local art community, he exhibited with the Austin, Texas Fine Arts Association, Witte Museum, San Antonio, Elizabeth Ney Museum, Austin, Texas Artists Circuit Exhibition and San Antonio Local Artists Exhibition. Reference: Paula and Michael Grauer, Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945, Texas A & M University Press, College Station, 1999.
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