Tacking off Shore

Catalog no. 0000752

MediumOil on Canvas
Size34 x 42 Inches
SignedSigned LL: William E. Norton
DateCirca 1880s

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About the artist

Born in Boston to a New England family of shipbuilders, Norton’s interest in ships led him initially to a career at sea. After his sea service, he enrolled at both Harvard Medical School and the Lowell Institute, where his interest in art led him to study under the master American landscape painter, George Inness. Later opening a studio in Boston, Norton enjoyed immediate success. From the sale of his paintings he financed further art studies in Europe. While painting in London, he found wide acceptance in many of the major European galleries, including the Paris salon, the most prestigious…

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