Robert Ward van Boskerck (American, 1855-1932) "Lilly Pond"

Oil on canvas. Signed 'K.W. Van Boskereck' (lower left).

Catalogue Note: Robert Ward van Boskerck was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1855. As a young artist he studied under Robert Sevain Gifford and Alexander Wyant in New York. His works are usually landscapes and are always strongly executed. He was a highly skilled and powerful painter.

Artist Memberships:
Associate, National Academy of Design, 1897
National Academy of Design, 1907
Society of American Artists, 1887

Artist has Exhibited:
Brooklyn Art Association, 1879-85, 1892
National Academy of Design, 1880-1900
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Annual, 1880, 1900
Boston Art Club, 1881-85
Art Institute of Chicago, 1888-91, 1912-13
American Watercolor Society, 1898
Carnegie Institute, 1898
Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901
St. Louis Exposition, 1904 (medal)
Corcoran Gallery, annuals/biennials, 1907-08, 1930
Society of Independent Artists, 1919

Artist Collections:
Union League
Lotos Club, NYC
Fencers Club, NYC
Layton Art Gallery, Milwaukee
Hamilton Club, Brooklyn Mappin Art Gallery, England