William McKendree Snyder (December 1848-September 1930) was an American painter active in Indiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is best known for detailed Indiana landscapes. He grew up in Madison, Indiana, which influenced what Snyder is best known for: landscape paintings of southern Indiana Beech trees, though he was also painted portraits, still lifes, and other subjects. This smaller painting,signed inchesW McK Snyder, inches brings to life sunlight-dappled autumn foliage along a path in a peaceful Midwestern forest. The gold-tone wood frame was made by the H. Lieber Co. of Indianpolis, which under its founder Herman Lieber framed and exhibited many works of Indiana artists at the turn of the 20th century. The painting is in very good condition; A beautiful find.
Dimensions: 15 inches x 12 inches.

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