House at Old Mill, (Westport), 1974
by Hardie Gramatky
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"This scene is on Hills Point Road in Westport, Connecticut, and the beach in the foreground goes between the restaurant (called Cafe de la Plage for decades and now Positano's Restaurant at 233 Hills Point) and Schlaet Point as the road winds down towards Compo Beach. The houses here are across the road and have been expanded and/or repainted, but the scene still looks very much the same on a summer's day."
Courtesy of daughter-Linda Gramatky Smith
About Hardie Gramatky
| Hardie Gramatky, N.A. (1907-1979) Born: Dallas, TX; Studied: Stanford University, Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: National Academy of Design, New York Water Color Club, American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society. Hardie Gramatky was raised in Southern California. He studied art with F. Tolles Chamberlin, Clarence Hinkle, Pruett Carter and Barse Miller. A dedicated student of watercolor painting, he produced an average of five small watercolors per day. By 1929, he had become a proficient watercolorist and was recognized as one of the true innovators in the devel... (Read More) |
