William Joseph Eastman (American 1881-1950) Oil Still Life
William Joseph Eastman oil on canvas still life with peaches bottle and flowers, signed lower right, framed with french label on dorso ”toiles et Couleurs -Hardy-Alan – Paris”. Painting is 21 ¾” x 15 ¼”, and frame is 17½” x 24” The painting has some paint flake as shown in the close ups and the frame has some loss of gild and paint as alos shown in the pics.
Info from the
web about the artist and Hardy Alan, Paris (material supplier):
During his career, Charles Burchfield became a friend, frequently working
together and sharing ideas. He exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Art May
Shows. He traveled extensively and painted in many countries over the years. He
became the president of the Cleveland Society of Artists in 1931.
He was a tireless campaigner for promoting art and artists in Cleveland.
Eastman passed away in 1950.
Alan Hardy,
material supplier in Paris The
English-run art supply store Hardy-Alan sold paint, canvases and easels, famous
painters patronised the shop, which did business from 1862 to 1933. Hardy-Alan
manufactured its own canvases and paint in a workshop at 15 Avenue Victor Hugo
in Vanves (then just outside Paris).