Percival De Luce (1847-1914) American, Oil/Canvas

Titled, 'Memories', oil on canvas, signed and dated 1894 lower right. Canvas has been relined. Percival De Luce was active/lived in New York and is known for domestic genre, portrait, and still life painting. A native of New York, and grandson of the London-born artist Thomas Thompson (1776-1852), Percival De Luce was raised in a family that appreciated and encouraged his artistic aspirations. Percival was born in New York City, and later studied with Thomas Seir Cummings (1804-1894) and Edwin White (1817-1877) at the School of the National Academy of Design before traveling to Europe where he attended the Royal Academies of Antwerp and Brussels and the Academie Julien in Paris. Overall size: 52 1/2 x 42 1/2 in. Sight size: 39 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.