Grandma Eldredge’s House
Beautiful Vintage Giclée
By Utah Artist Lee Greene Richards
Circa 1922
Excellent Condition
Framed Size: 28" x 33"
Lee Greene Richards was a famous Utah artist (1878-1950). Richards went to Paris in 1901 where he studied at the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1904 he returned to Utah where he started an art studio and was an art professor at the University of Utah. Richards was known best for his portraiture, but he also painted landscapes. His paintings are featured in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Church History Museum and throughout the United States.
From Veranda:
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Things You Should Be Buying Vintage Instead of New:
Oil Paintings
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