James Milton Sessions Original Watercolor Tropical Beach

This is an ORIGINAL watercolor on paper signed by James Milton Sessions. This piece has been in my family for a long time as my grandparents lived in Chicago all of their lives - I believe that they may have met or knew James Sessions. This piece has been in storage for most of the last 35 years. Unframed is 22' x 30", with frame and mat is approximately 32" x 38.5. I recently removed it from the mat and frame to get a better assessment of the overall condition of the artwork. It appears to be in very good condition for the age - please see the actual images. The mat and frame are in average condition. I can't really tell if the linen mat is discolored from age or is like that by design.

James Milton Sessions born September 20, 1882 in Rome, NY. Received his initial exposure to art from his mother, who was an accomplished artist. He trained at the Art Institute of Chicago. From 19031906 and initially supported himself as a wheelsman aboard Great Lakes. Ships from 19061914, later serving in the Illinois Naval Reserve during World War I.

He also worked as a commercial illustrator. He was a master watercolorist. Of marine, sporting, and military World War II. He developed a love of the sea and is probably best known as a painter of marine subjects. Sessions painted images of numerous locations, from the Bahamas. S busy fishing harbors, north to the raw fishing grounds of Nova Scotia. And ultimately to the Navajo. Not only do his works document important World War II historical events, they visually portray and convey the spirit of the American fighting forces in both the Pacific and European campaigns, commencing with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Europe through to the final phases of the Pacific war, such as Jimmy Doolittle. S daylight bombing raids of the Japanese mainland to the unconditional surrender of the Japanese military. Newspaper utilized his talents and Sessions is considered to be the greatest "brush reporter" of World War II. His works can be found in Presidential collections, numerous important corporate collections and military establishments throughout the country. Sessions created numerous wartime advertisements. Examples are a 1943 Willys Jeep. Ad showing the Coast Guard at Guadalcanal.

Ad in 1945 showing the mass production of radiators and clutches for motorized warfare manufactured in Detroit. In 1962 the New York Graphic Society. Commissioned him to make four paintings, reproductions of which were distributed as part of the Society's Works of Masters Group. Many of his other paintings have been reproduced over the years, issued as posters and as high quality reprints on watercolor paper. Sessions was married in Chicago.

In 1946 to Chrysanthy G. Although very prolific in the style of John Whorf and Ogden Pleissner.

He unfortunately destroyed much of his own work. He died on November 14, 1962 in Chicago at the age of 80. His work has been exhibited or collected at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

In New York City, the Art Institute of Chicago. The Museum of Fine Art, Milwaukee. And the Museum of Fine Art, Cleveland.

The item "James Milton Sessions Original Watercolor Tropical Beach" is in sale since Wednesday, January 17, 2018. This item is in the category "Art\Paintings". The seller is "dawgbolter" and is located in Ellicott City, Maryland. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Size: Medium (up to 36in.
)
Region of Origin: US
Artist: James Milton Sessions
Style: Vintage
Listed By: Private owner
Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
Painting Surface: Paper
Medium: Watercolor
Date of Creation: 1900-1949
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed?: Signed
Year: 1937
Features: Framed
Width (Inches): 30
Color: Multi-Color
Subject: Maritime
Originality: Original
Height (Inches): 22