An oil painting on cardboard by Mabel May Woodward, titled Provincetown Birds Eye View. A fine Impressionist painting depicts a provincial town with white houses, surrounded by greenery and white sailing boats in the distance. On the back of the painting, there is a label with the name of the artist and the title of the artwork. Housed in a relief gilt wooden frame. Mabel May Woodward, 1877 to 1945, American, was a prominent Rhode Island impressionist painter during the late 19th and early 20th century. The artist was a faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design for over twenty years. There, she originated a class known as the Action Class, in which students studied the human figure as a machine rather than as a stationary object. Also, she was a longtime member and the first woman president of the Providence Art Club. Later, she became known for her summer beach scenes along the New England shore. She painted many beach scenes and airy landscapes focusing on the play of light and shadow. Woodward preferred colorful canvases and used bold, unlabored brushstrokes heavy with impasto. American Impressionist Painting, Fine Art For Collectors.