View Of London's Tower Bridge And Its Boats, Watercolor Attributed To Frank Boggs

Watercolor of the Tower Bridge in London attributed to Frank Myers Boggs. In the foreground, boats are sailing and sailboats are docked. Behind them is the Tower Bridge in London and Westminster Abbey. A wide, cloudy sky reveals a few openings of deep blue. Framed with a gold-edged mat. No signature. Inscription "98" at the bottom right. Dimensions: Length 29.1 cm. Height 22.9 cm. Dimensions with mat: Length 36.5 cm. Height 29.5 cm. Frank Myers Boggs, not to be confused with his son Frank Will Boggs, was a painter born in the United States in Springfield in 1855 and died in France in Meudon in 1926. He trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with Jean Léon Gérôme. Despite his talent and success in France, his art was not fully appreciated in his native country. He exhibited numerous times at the Salon des Artistes Français and the National Academy of Design. Specializing in marine and harbor views, he traveled extensively to draw inspiration from the ports of France, Holland, and England. In 1889, he was awarded the silver medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition and was awarded the Legion of Honor after his death. His works can be seen at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Meudon, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Musée d'Orsay.