Josephine Paddock (American 1885-1964) Oil on Canvas "Staff Sergeant Eleanor Cleverly" 1944

Fine Art : Paintings : Oil On Canvas : American : Josephine Paddock : Portraits : Female : Staff Sergeant Eleanor Cleverly 1944

 

Josephine Paddock was an American artist. She was born in Manhattan in 1885. Josephine was considered quite a diverse artist, painting primarily in oils and watercolors. In 1913 at the Armory Show in New York City, she exhibited two small, watercolor sketches of swans.

She studied art at the New York Art Students' League and she spent her summers at the Art Colony in Gloucester, MA. along with her sister Ethel, who was also an artist. Their paintings were often exhibited in Gloucester while they were vacationing there.

Josephine Paddock exhibited her paintings both nationally and internationally in many prestigious places, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Royal Institute of London, the National Academy of Design, in NYC, and the Parrish Museum, on Long Island, NY. Her work was among 48 19th & 20th C. paintings included the collection of Seymour Thaler and Mildred Thaler Cohen. The collection was bequeathed to the Mattituck Museum, in Waterbury, Connecticut in the year 2000.

Josephine Paddock died in 1964.

This is a highly collectible portrait of Staff Sergeant Eleanor Cleverly dated 1944. A World War II collectible, especially since it is a portrait of a female staff sergeant.

The unframed oil on canvas measures 18" x 24". Signed in the upper right corner, titled and inscribed, "Staff Sergeant Eleanor Cleverly of the Military" and signed again "J. Paddock 1944".

A portrait study in oil on canvas from a remarkable female artist. What a perfect opportunity to purchase this collectible artist!

Item ID: VIN1170