ISABEL COHEN DOUD (1867-1945) OIL

Early 20th c. Isabel Cohen, Mrs. Gorda C. Doud (American/South Carolina, 1867-1945) Impressionist Oil on Canvas, Rocky Shoreline. Signed lower left. In frame measures 24"x32"x2". Weight 7 pds. PROVENANCE: Gippy Plantation, Berkeley County. Isabel Cohen Doud, daughter of prominent attorney Asher Cohen, grew up in Charleston SC and attended the College of Charleston. She studied drawing and painting under the tutelage of several French teachers and focused primarily on figure studies and outdoor venues. Doud attended the Art Students League of New York and later moved to Rome to study portrait and figure work. While in Rome, she married fellow painter, Gorda Doud. The couple traveled and painted extensively in Rome, Canada, and New York. Her work can be found in the collection of the Gibbes Museum Charleston SC and The Johnson Collection Spartanburg SC.