Carl Sprinchorn (1887 - 1971) Sweden

Carl Sprinchorn (1887 - 1971) Sweden
Watercolor on Paper
Measure 11 1/2"in H x 8 1/4"in W and 19 3/4"in H x 15 1/2"in W with frame

Name variants: Carl Spinchorn
Biography: A landscape painter who combined modernism and realism, Carl Sprinchorn was born in Sweden, and spent much of his life in New York state but is most associated with Maine. Between 1937 and 1952, he lived near Shin Pond in Maine's North Woods, painting the life of Maine lumberjacks, hunters, and river drivers. He arrived in New York City from Sweden at age 16 and enrolled in the New York School of Art where he was a long-time student of Robert Henri and also studied with William Merritt Chase. Reportedly Henri regarded Sprinchorn as one of his most talented students. He had his first exhibition in 1916, and this show included paintings of the ballet. After Sprinchorn's death in Albany, New York, his reputation was that of a virtual unknown, helped by the fact that it took twenty years to settle his estate and his work was out of circulation until 1994. Then his niece consigned 60 pieces to the Tom Veilleux Gallery in Farmington, Maine, and quickly sold most of them.
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