LARGE GLOUCESTER/CAPE ANN OIL BY WARD MANN-WELL LISTED Start Price USD 3,500.00 Current Price USD 3,500.00 Time Left 25 days 51 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 16, 2008 End Time Monday, December 15, 2008 Location California See more about 'LARGE GLOUCESTER/CAPE ANN OIL BY WARD MANN-WELL LISTED' Description LARGE GLOUCESTER/CAPE ANN OIL BY WARD MANN-WELL LISTED " Lumper - Gloucester Pier ". Original oil on heavy masonite panel by Ward Palmer Mann ( 1921 - 2005 ): image/panel size: 28 inches by 22 inches: Signed and dated lower right - " Ward Mann - 1986 ". Original exhibition label of The Academic Artists Association with title " Lumper - Gloucester " - with it's original gallery price of $4,000, affixed to the panel/verso: Ward Mann's original studio label also affixed to the panel/verso with Mann's original inventory studio registration inventory number" 86010 ". Signed by Mann in ink pen above the number ( original frame ). Considered by many as one of the last of the great contemporay Cape Ann Colony painters, Ward Mann died last year at the age of 84.  In his lifetime Mann attained international recognition for his colorful thickly painted Cape Ann region oils that so beautifully blended Impressionism and Realism, distinguished by his unique and bold sense of Edward Hopper like crisp clear lighting. Mann was born in Detroit in in 1921. As a young man he studied at The Detroit Art Institute and The Scarab Art Club of Detroit - ( at the precocious age of 12 ). After serving in the South Pacific during WW II, he first earned a degree in engineering from the University of Michigan, while continuing to paint, and from the early 1960s, dedicated himself exclusively to painting. In 1974 he joined The Rocky Neck Art Colony in Gloucester, Mass ( An oceanside colony over 200 years old, considered America's oldest working art colony ). For more than 30 years Mann maintained his highly successful summer studio at Rocky Neck and his winter studio in Webster, Mass. Manns' art has been featured in numerous galleries and museums, including The Smithsonian.  He holds many important national awards and memberships, including  from The Salmagundi Club of New York, The Rockport Art Association, International Society of Marine Painters, American Artists Professional League, Hudson Valley Art Association, North Shore Art Association: Oil Painters of America, and has twice received the prestigeous SCNYC Tuttle Award in Painting. ( ref: Who's Who in American Art: McGowen: Who's Who in the East: Artists of Rockport ( illustrated ): Recchia/Parsons:  Illustrated Survey of Leading Ameican Contemporary Artists: Krantz: WWAA/Cattell Press: Burchfield Art Center Museum:  Smithsonian Archive: Glouceser Times feature obituary tribute - Oct 15, 2005 ). NOTE: This work is in mint original condition: It is beautifully framed in its original museum quality archival closed corner textured deep umber colored wood frame with hand laid 18 karat gold leaf decoration, crafted by the master framer Swains ( see photo ): frame is in excellent condition: frame size is 34 by 27 3/4 inches. This work is fully guaranteed. professional art packing. andale andalesell Payment Options:   Credit Cards , Money Order/Cashiers Checks ,PayPal ,Personal Check Shipping Options:   Fixed Shipping Charges. Shipping & Handling Rate:   $65.00 (Domestic) I will ship to:   USA and following regions : Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, Americas, Mexico, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom [Sales Tax]:   7.75% for in-state buyers     More than just a pretty picture. Try Vendio Image Hosting. FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.   Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today!   Place a Bid!