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F. WATKINS OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS OF FLOWERS

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Decorative Arts Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
F. WATKINS OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS OF FLOWERS
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Franklin Chenault Watkins (American, 1894 - 1972) Oil Painting on Canvas depicting flowers in a blue and white vase. Measures 23 3/4" h X 20" w + 3 3/8" matte & frame. Born in New York City, Franklin Watkins, known as "Watty," spent his boyhood in Philadelphia and took his art training at the Pennsylvania Academy. However, his studies were interrupted due to financial difficulties and World War I. He enlisted as a Navy camouflager with his life-long friend, Arthur B Carles.