Catalog: Fine Art (20)

Oil on masonite painting "Autumn in the Rockies" by Arthur J. Hammond (sgnd l.r.). This work uses bright autumnal colors muted with browns and greys. The broad, heavy strokes give the work a post-Impressionist look. The painting was acquired along with two others, both dated 1924, hence the dating of this work.

The back is marked in pencil in the artist's hand, "Autumn in the Rockies/Arthur J. Hammond/Rockport, Massachusetts." A later label in another hand reads, "Arthur J. Hammond/Am. b. Vernon Conn. 1875/1934 Rockport, Mass./Mallett's Index/Am. Art Annual 1933."

Listed in

AskART.com's "The Artists Bluebook: 23,000 North American Artists", 2000

P.H. Falk's "Who Was Who In American Art: 1564-1975", 1999, p. 7433

the National Academy of Design's "Annual Exhibition Record: 1901-1950", 1990, p. 622

Falk's "Dictionary of Signatures & Mongrams", 1988, p. 556

G.B. Opitz' "Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors, et. al.", 1986, p. 1081

Falk's "Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active 1898-1947", 1985, p. 707

Opitz' "Dictionary of American Artists", 1982, p. 372

P. & H. Samuels' "Encyclopedia Artists American West", 1976, p. 549

D.T. Mallett's "Index of Artists", 1948, p. 811.

Board size 12"x16". Condition: blacklight examination reveals no inpainting or other repairs; the frame is contemporary to the painting and shows appropriate wear.

1924 watercolor painting of Red Mountain, California, by listed artist Arthur J. Hammond (signed and titled lower left). This is a beautiful work employing soft desert colors in shades of blues, greens, and purples.

The frame is not comtemporary to the piece.

Hammond was born in Vernon, Connecticut in 1875 but lived mostly in Rockport, Massachusetts.

Listed in

• AskART.com's "The Artists Bluebook: 23,000 North American Artists", 2000
• P.H. Falk's "Who Was Who In American Art: 1564-1975", 1999, p. 7433
• the National Academy of Design's "Annual Exhibition Record: 1901-1950", 1990, p. 622
• Falk's "Dictionary of Signatures & Mongrams", 1988, p. 556
• G.B. Opitz' "Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors, et. al.", 1986, p. 1081
• Falk's "Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active 1898-1947", 1985, p. 707
• Opitz' "Dictionary of American Artists", 1982, p. 372
• P. & H. Samuels' "Encyclopedia Artists American West", 1976, p. 549
• D.T. Mallett's "Index of Artists", 1948, p. 811.

Sight size 11"x8-3/4". Condition: excellent, although it appears to have two 3/4" paint runs immediately above the roof of the house (visible in the enlargement); more vivid and brightly colored than it appears in the photographs.

We will soon be offering another oil painting of a Rocky Mountain scene by Hammond.