Description: H D Becker Signed Original Oil Painting Landscape, Framed (frame included). Listed American Impressionist Artist!The painting is an original, one-of-a-kind, by American artist Howard D. Becker (1914-1995).Oil painting on canvas. Signed and dated: "H. D. Becker 1978 lower-left and inscribed title on the sticker "No Place like Home" and #200The title: "No Place Like Home" Impressionist style. Image dimensions: 18" x 24" Framed dimensions: 23" x 29"Description: The image depicts an early autumn landscape on a sunny day with a bridge over a creek and a man going home up to the hill. The cool green pine trees contrast very nicely with the autumn colors on the opposite side of the picture. In the background of the painting, the hills are beginning to take on autumn colors, which gives the landscape a warm atmosphere. The impressionist style and fine details of the painting capture the beauty of nature and the bridge and surrounding vegetation. The picture is dressed in a beautiful 3" wide frame. Whether you are a nature lover, art enthusiast, or looking for a piece of American history, this painting is a perfect choice. Howard Becker was a master of the poetic landscape, devoting himself to portraying the natural environment's beauty. Color, surface, and composition are carefully coordinated to depict a familiar aspect of nature. Becker preferred plein-air painting, working directly from life, and we can sense immediacy in his method, with his impressionist style brushstrokes executed with a sensitive, painterly touch.Provenance: An extensive collection of paintings by Howard D. Becker was acquired directly at the auction in 1995. The detailed history of this collection is described in the exhibition catalog: https://www.ebay.com/itm/204592943748The authenticity of the painting is guaranteed. The Certificate of Authenticity (COA) will describe: The estate auction's address and a signature of the purchaser in 1995, a document with the artist's biographical details.Marketplace: H D Becker's paintings sold at various auctions in a range of $600 to $3000. The record price for his early, Taos period desert landscape, $3,335.00, was paid by a collector a few years ago at Phillips American Art sale, New York (Sale No: 825, Lot 82). The other Becker's landscape paintings and watercolors also have been sold recently at Skinner, Inc., Bolton, Dawson's, New Jersey, Sanford Alderfer, Hatfield, Young's Fine Art, Portsmouth, Mystic Fine Art, Ltd., Mystic, and at W. Baum Art School Annual Art auction, Allentown. Biography of Howard Daniel Becker (1914-1995): Howard was born on January 21, 1914, in Albany, New York. He graduated from Pratt Institute of Art in Brooklyn, NY, with the highest honors in 1935. Between 1941 and 1945, he served in the US Army, becoming an official artist to record the war in watercolor, producing hundreds of watercolor sketches of US Army forces and civilian life. Several pieces were retained by the Historical Properties Section in Washington, DC. After the war, he established a studio in Palm Beach, Florida, and later Taos, New Mexico, living in Taos art colony and Santa Fe, traveling to Arizona and California. He spent almost nine years painting and holding exhibits.In 1954 Howard moved to Honesdale, PA, which became his home, where he lived half of his life.Until his passing at the age of 81, he learned every road of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, painting Plein air old farms and village scenes, country churches, covered bridges, capturing historical scenes. He spent his life using his talent for art to make the world more beautiful. He caught the hues and shades in any landscape or portrait that inspired him with his alert eyes.His art style changed appreciably, from realism to impressionism.He used watercolor and pastel but favored oil. He painted practically every day. Howard became famous, painting Plein air along the roadside with his portable easel and paintbox. Today we may enjoy his legacy and capture a mental picture of the artist who painted with all his heart. H. D. Becker's paintings are highly collectible and kept in museums and many private collections.
Price: 750 USD
Location: Miami, Florida
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: H D Becker
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: H D Becker
Size: Large
Item Length: 29 in
Region of Origin: Pennsylvania, USA
Framing: Framed
Personalize: No
Unit Type: Unit
Year of Production: 1978
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 23 in
Style: Contemporary Art, Impressionism, Impressionist
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK), Ready to hang., Framed, Signed, Dated
Unit Quantity: 1
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 29 in
Culture: USA
Time Period Produced: 1970-1979
Signed: Yes
Title: No Place Like Home
Period: Contemporary (1970 - 2020)
Material: Oil, Masonite Board
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Subject: Forest, Landscape, Tree, Bridge, Road, River, Creek, Summer, Sunny Day, Nature, Art, Collections, Fine Arts, Home Decor, Cities & Towns, Continents & Countries, Pine Trees, Autumn
Type: Painting
COA Issued By: Painting and Icons
Theme: Americana, Architecture, Art, Cities & Towns, Continents & Countries, Domestic & Family Life, Nature, Patriotic, Social History, Travel & Transportation
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
