Bidspirit auction | 1935 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR PAINTING BY

1935 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR PAINTING BY LON MEGARGEE - Lon Megargee, American,1883 to 1960, watercolor painting on paper depicting a scene with a man, 1935. Signed and dated, lower left. Framed. Conger Metcalf graduated in 1936 from Coe College located in Cedar Rapids Iowa and was planning on becoming a concert pianist. Conger Metcalf studied at Stone City Art Colony with Grant Wood, at Coe College with Marvin Cone and the Museum School Boston with Alexandre Iacovleff and Karl Zerbe. He received an Honorary Doctorate from Coe College in 1964. He was the recipient of the Tiffany Foundation Prize and was a Museum of Fine Arts Paige Traveling Scholar. During his late 20s, he went to Italy and Paris and studied the Old Masters and come back to Boston an artist totally influenced by the Renaissance masters. Metcalf developed a unique style from which he painted thin translucent washes of soft toned colors of oil pigment onto canvas, masonite and waxed papers and he specialized in painting young children especially boys sketching, reading, playing together or contemplating. Many of his moody subjects depict forlorn, destitute looking, pensive street urchins, although his clown subjects and those of artist's muses and girls often are more cheerful. American Fine Art, Asian Manner Paintings, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork. Dimensions Frame 21 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. Image 15 x 11 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Stains. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.