Paskell, William (American, 1866-1951) Venetian Scene. Oil on canvas painting. Signed lower left WM. Paskell. In good condition. There is inpainting along the top stretcher edge and a 2"x 4" patch on the right with visible inpainting on the terracotta building. Painting measures 20 ” x 26 ”. Unframed.

From Askart: William F. Paskell was born in London and moved to Boston in 1872 as a youngster with his family. By the age of twenty-one he was already mentioned in the press as a very promising artist, with his paintings hanging beside the work of Childe Hassam and John J. Enneking in the annual Boston Art Club exhibitions. Paskell married in 1900 and by 1905. he had four children. In order to provide for his family, Paskell pushed his paintings on the market faster than the market could absorb them and thus depressed the prices of his own works. However, after years of neglect Paskell's paintings are gradually earning more respect. Paskell started painting a fairly tight style of Impressionism and gradually reached a loose Impressionistic style before World War I. He told one of his grandchildren that to be best appreciated, his large landscape paintings had to be seen at twenty-five feet or more. Paskell painted up to the day of his death, dying in Boston in 1951 at the age of eighty-five, in humble circumstances. He is considered one of the last "White Mountain School of Painters" with a connection to the 19th century. He painted both with watercolors and oils.Note from Peter Kostoulakos, ISA Fine Art Consultant, Lowell, Massachusetts: William Paskell is connected to the name T. Bailey, the pseudonym of several artists associated with the Massachusetts communities around Rockport,and who painted for the tourist trade during the early to mid-20th century. After 1910 a large number of marine paintings by unknown artist "T. Bailey" flooded the market all sold by dealer Morris Hambro. William Frederick Paskell (1866-1951) has been suggested as being one of the painters of "T. Bailey's works. Davenport's Art Reference listing: Bailey, T. (William Paskell) 1866-1961 American.