Walter Farndon (English-American, 1876-1964), Still Life with Candlestick

Oil on artist board, signed at lower right, inscribed "For Dorothy" to the verso, presented in a giltwood frame.

Panel 14 x 18 in.; Frame dimensions 17 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.

Walter Farndon was a New England plein-air painter. Born in Coventry, England, Farndon came to the United States, studying at the National Academy of Design, where he was later elected an Associate in 1928, and an Academician in 1937. He also studied with Robert Henri, and was a member of the Society of Independent Artists. He painted in Ridgefield, New Jersey in the 1920s.

Age cracking and areas of paint loss.

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