Fred Greene Carpenter (1882 - 1965, born in Nashville, TN, active Missouri), oil on board painting depicting a female picking fruit, surrounded by verdant foliage, signed lower right, "F. G. Carpenter". The reverse side has a landscape study executed by Carpenter depicting a figure with a cow surrounded by a meadow bounded by trees. Label affixed "Healy Galleries St. Louis". Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists' Bluebook): Fred G. Carpenter was known for his brilliant use of color and curvilinear forms, often used to depict figures in exotic settings. Born in Nashville, he moved to St. Louis where he studied at Washington University's School of Fine Arts and later, the Academie Julian in Paris under Jean-Paul Laurens and and the Colarossi Academy under Richard E. Miller. Carpenter's painting "The Sisters" won an Honorable Mention at the Paris Salon in 1910. He also won a silver medal at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy 1908 - 1931. Carpenter is also known for the lunettes he painted in the Missouri State Capitol. 23 1/4" x 28 1/2" sight, 27" x 32 1/2" framed. Provenance: a private Nashville, Tennessee collection.

Oil overall excellent condition with light grime. Blacklighting indicates a light red flourescence on cap, apple, and cheek but it appears to be a pigment used by Carpenter, not inpainting. Scuffs to oil study on reverse side with nails scuffing margins. Losses to frame edge.