Description: original oil painting by Fay Hoffman Church, (Colorado, Oregon: 1897-1974) -- painting is of a group of Mother Goose / Fairy Tale like characters forming a parade on a farm: looks like the Gingerbread Man and the Fox, Jack and Jill, as well as 'the cows in the meadow the sheep in the corn' -- likely 1940s/1950s vintage -- -- unusual, fun and fanciful work by the hand a well practiced artist -- -- -- the painting is on stretched canvas and measures 29 by 39 in. - the frame is about 30 by 40 in. -- -- a short rip along the bottom center taped from behind - a few small nicks and the larger one shown --- as with any estate find painting, this would likely benefit from professional cleaning -- frame has moderate wear with a chip along the top edge -- - *info from AskArt site: "Fay Hoffman Church Born: 1897 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Died: 1974 - Colorado Springs, Colorado Known for: Portrait, landscape and still life painting Fay Hoffman Church (Mrs. Kingsley D. Church) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 30, 1897. Graduating from the local schools she then attended Syracuse University, College of Fine Arts from 1918 to 1922, obtaining a Bachelor of Painting Degree. She was also award a scholarship for her sophomore year and received the Hiram Gee Traveling Fellowship award to study in Paris, France. There she attended the Academie de la Grand Chaumiere and Academie Colarossi Art Schools. Her time in Europe was supplemented by travel to England, Germany and Italy. Mrs. Church was also to study at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art. Her specialty was portraiture but she also exhibited many fine landscapes...." * - -- Free Local pick-up is an option -- Each week we post a number of interesting items that have been purchased from Oregon Estate Sales-shipping can be recalculated and combined with multiple purchases-please let me do the calculating for combined shipments before paying. Thank you for visiting our site.
Price: 145 USD
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Artist: Fay Hoffman Church
Size: Large
Signed: Yes
Color: Multi-Color
Material: Oil
Framing: Framed
Subject: Mother Goose Fairy tales
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Framed/Unframed: Framed
Type: Painting
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Painting Surface: canvas
Theme: Fairy Tales, Portrait
Style: Folk Art, Impressionism
Features: Framed
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1950-1959
