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"La Jardiniere- Martin Marne" signed by Lester Hornsby. Framed Lithograph. 7 x 9". Frame Size 12 x 15". Lester G. Hornby (1882-1956) is one of the surprising number of early 20th century American artists who achieved great acclaim during their vital years and yet lived to see their works, during the ensuing decades, largely neglected. Hornby received his early training at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Art Students League in New York. He then journeyed to Paris where he developed his technique further at the major art academies there. Hornby’s progress was rapid; he received his first international recognition in Paris in the prestigious Salon d’Automne of 1907. Completely captivated by Paris and the French countryside, Hornby spent most of his productive years in France, returning intermittently to America. In his latter years, he played an active role as teacher and artist in the Rockport art colony, dying there at his cottage in 1956. Hornby’s style and technique lie within the Whistlerian tradition. Hornby printed all of his own etchings, experimenting with the subtleties of plate tone as a means of enhancing mood in his images. Several of his etchings are in color, one of which is in this exhibition. Most of his etchings were produced during the first two decades of this century.