Attributed to Arthur S. Cumming, English, 1847 to 1913, watercolor painting on paper depicting a coastal landscape. Signed lower right. Framed. Arthur Cumming is known for Marine, landscape, still life. Superintendent of drawing for the New Bedford Public Schools in Massachusetts from 1874 to 1894, Arthur Cumming was a painter and etcher who was born in England. He also worked in architectural offices in Philadelphia and Boston and gave private art lessons in Chicago. In 1883, he taught at the Swain Free School of Design in New Bedford and from that period, he created a sketchbook that is a record of his student work. Included are delicate drawings of flowers and bees, as well as wallpaper designs and samples representing a late nineteenth century taste for organic decoration. Antique English British Fine Art, Landscape Paintings, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.
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