Attributed to Walter Launt Palmer, it does not have a COA. Medium: oil canvas. Frame: 30 x 26 inches. Possible restoration in the center, not visible on the painting, please refer to photos for more details. Provenance: private owner.
Biography: 1854 - 1932. Walter was born in Albany NY in 1854, the son of the famous sculptor Erastus Dow Palmer. In his youth he was acquainted with the leading artists of the day such as Frederick E. Church, John Kensett and John McEntee, all of whom frequented the Palmer home.At age 24, he began his formal study of art with the artist Frederick E. Church, the great Hudson Valley painter. In the early and mid-1870's Walter traveled and studied extensively in Italy and France. He studied with Carolus Duran in Paris. He studied the work of the impressionists as well as all the expatriate American artists in Europe. He was a friend of John Singer Sargent and went on at least one sketching trip with Sargent. He also spent time with John Henry Twatchman, William Merritt Chase, Frank Duveneck, and Robert Blum.Upon his return to the states in the late 1870's, he and Church rented a studio in New York City. They keep it from 1878 until 1881. Palmer first received major attention for his winter scenes in 1887 when he received the Second Hallgarten Prize of the National Academy for his painting "January". This award is for outstanding young (under 35) artists with potential. The artist's use of blue shadow in the snow is considered one of the first uses of this technique. It wasn't his only award.

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