Sisson, Laurence (American, 1928-) Watercolor Painting. Dockside Harbor Scene. Signed lower left Laurence Sisson. In good condition. Painting measures 12” x 16”. Frame measures 20 ” x 24 ”.

From Askart: Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Laurence Sisson became a landscape painter and illustrator. He studied at Yale Summer School and was artist-in-residence at Publick House in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and in 1955 became Director of the Portland, Maine School of Fine and Applied Art. Sisson has been painting landscapes for fifty years. He is known for his paintings of the Maine coast and landscapes of the southwest. His style ranges from plein air watercolors to large oil landscapes with abstract and surrealist elements. Sisson has spent the last forty years living in both areas of the United States, yet he notes the most influential place for his artistic development was the time he spent in Japan as a young man. Sisson was the youngest member of the Watercolor Society of America, but eventually resigned from the organization and has not participated in any others during his career.