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Ha! Not quite, but here is a wonderful Monet snow scene called “Snow Covered Road at Honfieur” that I’ve always liked (well, I like all of Monet’s snow scenes).

It’s in the Musée d’Orsay, in Paris. Here in the gallery, we have a terrific snow scene by one of Monet’s colleague’s, William Samuel Horton (1865 - 1936). William Horton was an American, born in Michigan, and schooled at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York. He then went to Paris and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academie Julian and became friend and neighbor to the Monet, Pissarro, Whistler and Derain.

Patricia Jobe Pierce of Pierce Galleries said of him “Horton’s thick, luscious brushwork is more French than it is American. And he’s a favorite at John Tucker Fine Arts!

There has been a lot of discussion in the media, and especially in art and antiques magazines and newspapers, about art as an “investment.” Of course, with stock and bond and real estate markets in turmoil, this is a natural topic for dealers and collectors. This past month we have received lots of PR material from auctioneers and dealers stressing the investment value of art. This came in an email last week:

At the gallery, our opinion has been and is that art is an aesthetic investment. What we surround ourselves with is an investment in making our lives and homes more satisfying and uplifting. Art as “investment” requires a time machine or a crystal ball. It’s better to buy what you love. And besides, who wants to hang stock certificates on the living room walls?

Anna Colquitt Hunter, (1892 - 1985) is one of our own Savannah heroes. A founding memeber of the Historic Savannah Foundation, she was also a reporter and art critic for the Savannah Morning News,  and a Red Cross Field Director in North Africa during WWII. She began painting in her early fifties, because “in order to write about the arts, she needed to become a painter herself.” She painted Savannah scenes and residents at work and at play. Today, she might be considered an “Outsider.”

Parade Fantasy

oil on canvas, 10 x 13 inches

Several years ago we bought a wonderful watercolor portrait of a woman. It has haunted us…

We thought it might be an example of a work by a Boston School artist. The Boston School was a group of artists from the turn of the century (19th to 20th), trained in Europe by traditional teachers, but American impressionists with an academic flavor. The reveled in light and color but were more conservative than the French. Some artists in this tradition were Frank Benson, Joseph DeCamp, William Paxton, Marguerite Pearson and Edmund Tarbell. Have a look:

(for a larger version click on the image)

We sent photos of the portrait to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, hoping they could help identify the artist, but while they agreed that the painter was very likely Boston School, they couldn’t identify which one.

So we’re asking you, our readers, for help. Have you seen a painting or drawing that is similar to this one in style? Or is the sitter/model familiar? Please let us know if you have a lead in the comments. And thanks!