John Bunyon Bristol (1826-1909)

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Lived/Active: New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire
Summer Landscape, ca. 1870
Initialed, J.B. (l.l.)
Oil on canvas.
Lined, very minor in-painting in isolated areas of the sky.
Provenance: Private collection, Trisdonn Gallery, New York, 1983.
Dimensions: 30” x 40”, 36” x 46” with frame.

Born in the Hudson Valley, Bristol was best known for his landscape painting. Although primarily self-taught he became an accomplished painter with a wonderful luminist quality to his work as seen in this landscape painting. As a National Academy artist Bristol participated in exposition both here and abroad winning several prizes and medals for his work.