Howard Pyle's Studio print from an original oil on canvas (1912) by Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach (American, 1878–1960)

Highlights

• From the Collection of the Delaware Art Museum

Details

• Image Size: 8 1/2 x 11 inches
• Paper Size: 11 x 14 inches
• Frame Size: No Frame
• Medium: Paper
• Edition: Open Edition from the Collection of the Delaware Art Museum
• Provenance: Reading, PA Auction

Comments

• This painting depicts the interior of Howard Pyle’s studio. Painted after his death by his student Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach, the scene includes Pyle's painting The Mermaid, still on its easel. The scene is a reminder that turn-of-the-century studios were often filled with a variety of artifacts and replicas that served as inspiration and models for the artist.

Condition (Please see grading guide below)

• Overall: Excellent
• Content: Excellent
• Frame: No Frame (Print Only)

Artist Bio

 

• Native Wilmingtonian Ethel Pennewill Brown (Leach) enrolled in 1894 at the Clawson S. Hammitt School of Art in Wilmington (DE) in 1894, and at the Arts Students League (NYC) beginning in 1899. In 1901, she began taking illustration commissions primarily to earn money. From 1903 until 1910 she studied with Howard Pyle in Wilmington and Chadds Ford (PA). In 1907, she also began to paint portraits. She illustrated for Collier's, Leslie's, Ladies Home Companion, and Harper's Weekly, among other major national publications; her work also appeared in several books.
• In 1910, at Pyle's request, Brown occupied his studio (with fellow student Olive Rush) when he left for Italy. Following Pyle's 1911 death there a year later, she turned to easel painting. Brown went to Paris in 1912, and lived at the American Art Students Club. Subsequently, she lived in an artists' colony, based at the Convent of Saint Joseph de Cluny at Senlis, with other women artists. She exhibited in 1913 at the Paris Salon; she was also accepted into the International Union of Beaux-Arts and Letters.
• She returned to Wilmington in 1913, and also took painting trips to Mississippi with an aunt who later bequeathed her enough money to be financially independent.
• In 1920, Brown established a summer art colony at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and built her own cottage and studio there. In 1928, she began the Annual Summer Art Exhibitions in the community and maintained leadership of the event for 31 years. The exhibitions included artists from Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. In 1938, she was a founder of the Rehoboth Arts League. She exhibited her work nationally and had a solo show at the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts in 1952. Brown belonged to numerous arts organizations.

 

References

Delaware Art Museum

 

Grading Guide

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Scale:

 

• Excellent: No damage or issues barely perceptible from close viewing distance and bright lighting conditions
• Very Good: Issues visible from close viewing distance and normal lighting conditions
• Good: Issues visible from normal viewing distance and lighting conditions but do NOT significantly detract from the overall look of the work
• Fair: Issues that are immediately apparent from normal viewing distance and lighting conditions AND significantly detract from the overall look of the work
• Poor: Severe condition issues that require repair and some may be beyond repair

 

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