The following biographical materials
are taken from the Askart.com website:
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“Biography from Dixon-Hall Fine Art: |
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A descendent
of Abigail and John Adams, Edith Lucile Howard was born in Bellow Falls,
Vermont and attended the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (Moore
College of Art) from 1904 to 1908 and won two postgraduate fellowships for
European study. Among her teachers
were Elliott Daingerfield and Henry B. Snell.
During her lifetime, Howard made over 30 trips abroad where she
painted landscapes extensively. One of
the most significant members of the Philadelphia Ten Women Painters from
1917-45, Howard was also a member of the National Association of Women
Painters and Sculptors, the Plastic Club of Philadelphia (1910-37), the New
York Water Color Club, the Wilmington (DE) Society of Fine Arts, the
Philadelphia Art Alliance and others.
She taught at the School of Design for Women, Grand Central Art
Galleries and School of Art in New York and lectured on art and art history
over the radio and in person. She
exhibited extensively with solo showings in Cleveland, OH, Palm Beach, FL,
Providence, RI, Scranton and Southampton, PA, and Washington, DC.” |
The
foregoing considerations and historical auction sales results for Howard
warrant the conclusion that presale estimates in the range of $2,000-$3,000 for
Lot 1234—which is a glorious Impressionistic study and celebration of the sky,
bright sunlight and the impact of both on the landscape—as well as estimates
for Lots 1231, 1232, and 1233 are both reasonable and justifiable.
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