Henry W. Rice Beautiful Original Watercolor Painting New England Autumn c. 1900 in Archival Mat, Unframed

Title: Autumn, New England
Artist: Henry Webster Rice - (1853-1934)
Technique: Original Watercolor on heavy watercolor paper
Image size: 14-1/2 x 20 inches
Mat size: 23 x 28 inches
Date: c. 1900
Signed: Hand signed in red paint at the lower left corner by the artist.
Reference: Child’s Gallery in Boston shows several of Rice’s watercolors on their website.
Condition: Very Good condition with strong, vibrant colors. Some toning from a previous mat window coverd by a new mat.
Presentation: Placed in a solid core archival ivory mat with archival materials. Blank on the back, not laid down. The painting can be safely stored in the mat or placed in a custom frame.

An early 20th-century watercolor painting on paper by listed American artist Henry Webster Rice (1853-1934). The landscape work depicts a New England mountain view in bright hues of orange, yellow, blue, purple, red and green. The peaceful autumn scene shows quaint houses and trees with changing leaves dotting the foreground. The piece is signed in red paint to the lower left.

Child’s Gallery in Boston has a few unsigned watercolors from Rice’s estate for about $3000 each.

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Henry Webster Rice was a professional watercolorist and teacher. Born in Pownal, Maine in 1853, he died in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1934.

By 1885, he was a pupil of Ross Sterling Turner (1847-1915). He was also an oil painter of genre scenes and landscapes, although he painted mostly marine views of boats and fishermen. He taught the aritst Gertrude Beals Bourne who exhibited under both the names Beals and Bourne. Gertrude made a trip to Bermuda and Rice followed in her footsteps, both artists sharing an interest in the architecture and landscapes of Bermuda. He made trips in 1911 and 1913, and continued visiting until his death in 1934.

Rice was a member of the Boston Society of Watercolor Painters and the Guild of Boston Artists. From 1906 to 1934 he painted at Fenway Studios in Boston, giving his address as 30 Ipswich Street, Boston. From 1888 until 1907, Rice exhibited his watercolors at the Boston Art Club where he was known as "a beloved teacher."

In addition to the Boston Art Club, Rice exhibited at the American Watercolor Society, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Examples of his works are at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Olin Arts Center of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, the William A. Fransworth Library and Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine, and Washington University’s Henry Gallery in Seattle, Washington.

Titles of watercolors of White Mountain subjects exhibited at the Boston Art Club include: A Rainy Day — Franconia Mts., The Ossipee Mountains, and Iron Mountain, Jackson, N.H. Two White Mountain subjects were exhibited at the Portland Museum of Art in 1977: Mount Washington in Snow and Pinkham Notch (NH) in Winter. (Biography from the White Mountain Art website)