There's nothing quite like a great sunset! Though, this Oil Painting by Suzanne Douglass captures the essence well. Vibrant reds, oranges, and yellows create an impression of a sunset over trees surrounding the Delaware River in this framed painting on board. A small window to that special moment whenever you see it!
Collector's Notes:
Suzanne Douglass, American (1936-2016)
Oil on Panel. Signed lower left corner.
Condition: Very Good
Expected wear for age. Not inspected outside of frame. Inspect images and video.
Overall Size: 12.5" x 12.5" x 1"
Born in Western Pennsylvania, Suzanne Douglass lived and painted in Bucks County and the neighboring Hunterdon County beginning in the 1950s. After graduating from the Pittsburgh Art Institute, Douglass relocated to Wilmington, Delaware to study under Frank Scoonover and Frank Dell Dunne, of the N.C. Wyeth/Howard Pyle School and later under guidance of Margaret Yard Tyles in Montclair, New Jersey. She established herself as a leading portrait artist in the Bucks County community, living first in Washington Crossing and, in 1971, moving across the river to Lambertville where she spent the next thirty years.
Initially gaining notoriety for her sensitive portraiture, Douglass began to move away from the strictly representational in her works towards a more impressionistic approach. She started employing a soft, muted palette and using an extensive underpainting to create a distinctive, almost mystical look, as if her subjects - most often faces, still life arrangements of fruit, or haunting landscapes - were appearing through a haze. To Douglass, the most important aspect of her paintings was the quality of light and how it is reflected on various surfaces. "On pots, the rims of cups, the tops of apples. I care a lot about light," she admitted in a 1989 interview with the New Hope Gazette. "After all, light is what painting is all about." Despite developing macular degeneration in both her eyes in 1991, leaving her legally blind, Douglass continued to successfully paint and exhibit at many galleries in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. Her acclaimed portraits are in private collections throughout the United States.
