Lot 28: Ernest Parton (1845-1933), THE WATER MEADOWS, PICARDY, FRANCE, Oil on canvas laid down to masonite; signed lower left, titled to the nameplate, 24.75" x 31" — 62.9 x 78.7 cm.

ERNEST PARTON (1845-1933), AMERICANTHE WATER MEADOWS, PICARDY, FRANCEOil on canvas laid down to masonite; signed lower left, titled to the nameplate24.75" x 31" — 62.9 x 78.7 cm.Provenance:Probably from the collection of George Hodgson, the consignor’s grandfather;By descent, to the present Private Collection, OttawaNote:George Hodgson won a gold medal for swimming in the 1912 Olympics. He flew for the Royal Naval Air Service during WWI and spent time in Europe and the UK during this time.Ernest Parton was the younger brother of Arthur Parton. Bornin Hudson, New York, Ernest was an American Expatriate painter for more than fifty years. He enjoyed great success as a painter of English and French landscapes. He trained briefly under his brother, Arthur Parton prior to leaving the US. Ernest Parton took with him a tradition of painting the landscape that was rooted in the Hudson River School where he began painting and where he trained as a young manEstimate: $2,000—3,000