Paul Forster (American, 1925-2012). "Farm House, Idaho" oil on board, n.d. Artist's signature at lower right. An idyllic painting by Paul Forster depicting a farmhouse in the lush green landscape of the Idaho countryside. The cool blues and greens of the scene contrasted by the whites and pink of the clouds suggest this portrays the later stages of twilight, as the sky begins to darken to dusk. Forster renders the image in broad, loose strokes with a keen eye for light that perfectly captures the serenity of the scene. A beautiful American landscape by Paul Forster! Size: 29.9" W x 23.9" H (75.9 cm x 60.7 cm)

At the age eight, Paul Forster became the youngest member of the Albright Art Gallery Association in Buffalo, New York and also started studying at the Museum School with watercolorist Robert Blair. During World War II, Forster served in the Army Air Corps, and in 1952, he graduated from Brigham Young University with a Fine Arts Degree. In the late 1950s, Forster had a studio in Nevada painted murals for the Mormon Church. In the early 1960s, he taught art and became Chairman of the Art Department of the L.D.S. Schools of the South Pacific in Tonga. In 1969 he left Brigham Young University to paint full time. For the greater part of the next decade, Forster traveled throughout the American Southwest in an Airstream trailer to paint the environment and its inhabitants. In time, he moved to Oregon followed by Kansas City, but eventually returned to Arizona.

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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Artist's signature in lower right corner and title on upper left corner of verso. Some scuffs and chips to peripheries and light bending to corners; none of which affect the central imagery. Otherwise, painting is in very nice condition.