Still Life of Fruit in a Blue Bowl set on a Marble Console

John S. Bower
American, probably Boston area.
Still Life of Fruit in a Blue Bowl set on a Marble Console
Signed  (l.r.): Bower ’96
Signed on verso: J.S. Bower 1870
Pastel on paper
24″ x 28 1/4″
John S. Bower was from Stoughton, Massachusetts. Very little is known about Bower.  He seemed quite prolific and is most recognized for his paintings of still-lives. He worked primarily in pastel.