Charles Hovey Pepper (American, 1864-1950), Yvette

Oil on sketching panel, signed and inscribed to verso, presented in an 17th century Italian carved, gilded and punched cassetta frame giltwood frame.

Panel 15 3/4 x 12 in.; Frame dimensions 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.

Charles Hovey Pepper was an American artist and educator known for his landscapes, portraits, and Asian-influenced compositions. Born in Waterville, Maine, Pepper studied at Colby College and later trained in Paris at the Académie Julian. He traveled extensively in Japan and China, where encountered traditional Japanese art forms—particularly woodblock printing, which he began incorporating into his own practice.

Pepper exhibited widely—including at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design—and taught at Wellesley College. His prints and paintings stand as early American examples of cross-cultural artistic dialogue. Pepper exhibited at institutions including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery, and the National Academy of Design.

Wear to the panel edges, significant retouching; aging and losses to frame.