ARTHUR CLIFTON GOODWIN 1864-1929

Size:  11 x 15.5
Medium:  Gouache
Signed:  Lower center
 
Goodwin was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and was raised in Chelsea Massachusetts. He did not begin painting until the age of thirty and became a self-taught Impressionist, as well as a follower of the Ashcan School, led by Robert Henri. After painting in Boston in both oil and pastel for twenty years, Goodwin gained the recognition of famous art figures including, John Singer Sargent, Mrs. Jack Gardner, and John T. Spaulding.  Childe Hassam was quoted as describing Goodwin as "the greatest painter in Boston."