Bryant Chapin (1859-1927) Oil on canvas, "Rocky Coastal", signed "B. Chapin" and signed and dated on verso"B. Chapin 1890", measures 7 x 12 and 14 x 20 inches w/frame. Original Gilt Frame. Piece was originally purchased in Massachuetts but was later homed in Triverton, Rghode Island. Artist was born, lived, painted and died in Fall River, Massachusetts, though he did travel on occasion to Europe, where he painted landscapes. But he was primarily a still-life painter and sometime portraitist as one of the group of Fall River artists.Fruit was Chapin's primary still-life subject, depicted with atmospheric* form and light, and high-key color, and placed on complexly-constructed tables whose shiny surfaces enhanced their reflections. The sense of presence and mystery he brought to these paintings was much appreciated by the public.Chapin later placed his softly, atmospherically conceived still-lifes in an outdoor setting, as if the berries he favored as subject matter had recently been picked and were lying on the ground or in boxes.

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