Martha Walter (American/Pennsylvania, 1875-1976), "Marine Scene", watercolor on paper, signed lower right, "Guarisco Gallery, Washington, D.C." label on backing board, 15 3/8 in. x 20 in., framed, overall 25 in. x 29 3/4 in. x 1 1/2 in. Provenance: Michael W. Murphy, El Dorado, AR. Note: American Impressionist Martha Walter was born in 1875 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and she studied under William Merritt Chase at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She traveled to Europe to further her artistic pursuits and develop her painting style. In Paris, she attended classes at the Acad?mie de la Grande Chamiere and the Acad?mie Julian but found their methods too constrictive and took to plein air painting in Parisian cafes and parks instead. Walter eventually moved back to the United States and worked in a studio in New York City. She enjoyed painting beach scenes of Coney Island and Gloucester where she eventually founded an art school and taught classes. She exhibited in the annual Pennsylvania Academy and Art Institute of Chicago shows and won a gold medal at the former in 1923.Ref.: ?Martha Walter.? Taylor Graham. www.taylorandgraham.com. Accessed May 6, 2024.

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