Charles Hovey Pepper (American, 1864-1950), View of a Canyon

Watercolor and gouache on paper board, pencil signed at lower left, unframed.

12 1/2 x 10 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.

Good estate condition, some age cracking to area of heavy paint application; wear and pinholes to the board corners.