George Snow Hill (American, 1898-1969)

Untitled

Oil on canvas

Signed to lower left

29 5/8 x 25 in., framed to 34 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. 

A landscape showing part of the Florida coast, either at sunrise or sunset. Two large palm trees stand tall above a small peninsula, where a pelican can be seen resting on the lower right of the painting. Two other birds, perhaps seagulls, can be seen soaring through the sky as the sun casts an orange glow on the land. 

Hill was originally born in Michigan and studied naval engineering and architecture before moving to Paris with his future wife to study art. He received a fellowship from the Académie Colarossi and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and showed some of his work at the Salon des Artistes Français through the 1920s. When he came back to the States, he eventually settled down in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1932. Hill created several murals for the city, some of which were lost during renovations, and some that were received poorly due to how he depicted African Americans. Nonetheless, he continued to paint, with some of his surviving creations residing in the Tampa International Airport. 

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