Bruce Crane (American, 1857-1937)
Son of amateur painter Solomon Bruce Crane, Bruce Crane was born and raised in New York City where he was exposed to art through the city’s galleries and museums from an early age. After studying with friend and mentor Alexander Wyant, Crane lived and worked throughout the Northeast. He painted rural views of the Adriondacks, East Hampton, and the areas surrounding his studio in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Drawing on the rich colors of autumn in the Northeast, Crane created poetic landscapes in opulent golden hues. In 1882 Crane moved to France. There, he worked alongside Birge Harrison, Kenyon Cox, and Alexander Wyant at the artist’s colony in Grez-sur-Loring. In 1914, he returned to the United States, settling in Bronxville.
Information courtesy of Skinner, Inc. March 2007