In the Old Church Garden, 1923, Oil Painting by William Baxter Closson

  

"In the Old Church Garden", 1923, Oil Painting by William Baxter Closson. A fine impressionist painting by American artist W. This exceptional work by the artist depicts two societal women in a formal garden. Closson, a painter and wood engraver of portraits, landscapes, coastal scenes and gardens, resided and worked in Newton and Magnolia, Massachusetts.

He was born in Thetford, Vermont, and. Went to Boston as an apprentice wood engraver with Samuel S. Kilburn, then studying drawing at the Lowell Institute.

Closson worked as a free-lance engraver for Century Co. Harper's, and for various Boston book publishers. He also shared a studio with George Fuller. He also exhibited at the Paris Salon. He switched in the middle of his career from engraving to painting and has become internationally known for his whimsical figurative paintings.

In America, he has been recognized by many prominent museums and galleries. He was a member of the Boston Art Club, Copley Society, Washington Society of Artists, Washington Art Club, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Allied Artists of America, American Institute of Graphic Arts;, Union Internationale des Beaux-Arts et des Lettres, National Arts Club, and League of American Artists, Massachusetts.

Closson exhibited and won medals at the Paris Salon, 1882; the Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the St. Closson's work is in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, New York Public Library, Carnegie Institute, John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis, Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, Gallaudet College, and National Arts Club in New York. Dimensions: Height 15 ½ In; Width 19 ½ In.