Impressionist Forest Landscape with Stream By Joseph Splendora

Impressionist Forest Landscape with Stream By Joseph Splendora, 1963.

This is an impressionistic oil on canvas landscape painting by  Joseph Splendora (American artist, 1910-1996): Forest Landscape with Stream. Signed by artist in lower left and dated '63.

Joseph was a fine artist, known to work in oils on canvas and mixed media on paper. His usual subjects were historical, nautical, landscape, and village scenes painted in neutralized earthy colors. He was active for most of the 20th Century. After the death of his son in 1977, he entered a "dark period" in which his images became solemn, painted in desaturated shades with little contrast. His works nearly always included a distant bird-in-flight symbol, painted into the image somewhere, an example of which is seen on his son's grave marker. Joe lived and painted in the Shanna House, an historic roadside tavern from the 19th century located on Route 209, 6 miles south of Milford near the Indian Ladder waterfall, until it was demolished for the canceled Tocks Island Dam project. 

Canvas Dimensions: 16"H x 20"W 
Frame Dimensions: 18"H x 21.5"W