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Painter, Landscape painter, Porträtmaler, Illustrator, b. 1890 - d. 1972

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    • GRACE SPAULDING JOHN (American/Texas 1890-1972) A PAINTING, "The Lighted Candle," 1923,
      Nov. 14, 2020

      GRACE SPAULDING JOHN (American/Texas 1890-1972) A PAINTING, "The Lighted Candle," 1923,

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      GRACE SPAULDING JOHN (American/Texas 1890-1972) A PAINTING, "The Lighted Candle," 1923, oil on artist board, signed L/L, verso titled and dated typed label. 24 1/2" x 21" Note: Grace Spaulding John was born on February 10, 1890, in Battle Creek Michigan but by age 13 her family moved to Beaumont Texas where her father became the editor of the Beaumont Enterprise. It was here that she had her first art lessons under the tutelage of Penelope Lingan and later attended the Chicago Art Institute, the Art Students League of N.Y.C, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Afterward she returned to Texas where she married a prominent Houston attorney, Alfred Morgan John a great-grandson of Sam Houston. John became known for her oils, watercolors, Italian frescoes, etchings, and lithographs as well as printing in various mediums. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston recognized her with a solo exhibition, one of the first for that institution. In 1930 she organized the Houston Artists' Gallery in the basement of the Beaconsfield Hotel on Main street - the first professional artists' gallery in Houston. Source 

      Houston Auction Company
    • GRACE SPAULDING JOHN (American/Texan 1890-1972) A PAINTING, "The Lighted Candle," 1923,
      Feb. 15, 2020

      GRACE SPAULDING JOHN (American/Texan 1890-1972) A PAINTING, "The Lighted Candle," 1923,

      Est: $2,000 - $4,000

      GRACE SPAULDING JOHN (American/Texan 1890-1972) A PAINTING, "The Lighted Candle," 1923, oil on artist board, signed L/L, verso titled and dated typed label. 24 1/2" x 21" Note: Grace Spaulding John was born on February 10, 1890 in Battle Creek Michigan but by age 13 her family moved to Beaumont Texas where her father became the editor of the Beaumont Enterprise. It was here that she had her first art lessons under the tutelage of Penelope Lingan and later attended the Chicago Art Institute, the Art Students League of N.Y.C and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Afterwards she returned to Texas where she married a prominent Houston attorney, Alfred Morgan John a great grandson of Sam Houston. John became known for her oils, watercolors, Italian frescoes, etchings and lithographs as well as printing in various mediums. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston recognized her with a solo exhibition, one of the first for that institution. In 1930 she organized the Houston Artists' Gallery in the basement of the Beaconsfield Hotel on Main street - the first professional artists' gallery in Houston. Source 

      Simpson Galleries, LLC
    • GRACE SPAULDING JOHN (American/Texan 1890 - 1972) AN ETCHING, "The Birth of Venus," SEPTEMBER 1969, HOUSTON, TEXAS,
      Jun. 11, 2017

      GRACE SPAULDING JOHN (American/Texan 1890 - 1972) AN ETCHING, "The Birth of Venus," SEPTEMBER 1969, HOUSTON, TEXAS,

      Est: $6,000 - $12,000

      GRACE SPAULDING JOHN (American/Texan 1890 - 1972) AN ETCHING, "The Birth of Venus," SEPTEMBER 1969, HOUSTON, TEXAS, on clear acrylic, signed L/L. 50" x 79" x 1" NOTE: Original commissioned for a front transom window in Tanglewood, Houston, Texas. Grace Spaulding John was born February 10, 1890, in Battle Creek, Michigan. She moved to Beaumont, Texas at age 13. It was a time when oil was discovered, and her father became the editor of the Beaumont Enterprise. Her first art lessons were from Penelope Lingan of Beaumont and later Houston. John was sent to study at the Chicago Art Institute, the Art Students League in New York City, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. She returned to Texas and married the great-grandson of Sam Houston, Alfred Morgan John, a prominent Houston attorney. Grace Spaulding John was one of the first artists to have a solo showing at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. John was known for her oils, lithographs, etchings, watercolors, true Italian Frescoes, and linoleum and wood block prints. She was also a recognized poet. Three books of poetry were published and illustrated with her line drawings. Examples of her work may be found in many national galleries including the Smithsonian and Museum of the City of New York. John was known as "One of the most colorful artists of the twenties,"(Fresh Paint 1985). She organized the first professional artists gallery in Houston. Headquartered in the basement of of the Beaconsfield Hotel on Main Street, the Houston Artists' Gallery opened in November 1930 Source: The Heritage Society

      Simpson Galleries, LLC
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