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Frederick Lester Sexton

Frederick Lester Sexton (1889 - 1975) was active/lived in Connecticut.  Frederick Sexton is known for Landscape, portrait and still-life painting.

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An American Regionalist from Connecticut, Frederick Sexton seldom traveled farther than 50 miles from his home of New Haven. Of his part of the country, he said: "I wonder if one can get any better subjects at any other places. Take our beaches---our wharves, they are wonderfully interesting. . . We don't need to go away. Beauty is right here . . ." (18) His painting subjects included landscapes, portraits and post-World War I genre scenes of people enjoying life after the tensions of World War I. His landscapes are "filled with the secure beauty of the commonplace and the sure conviction that a pasture is as important a source of inspiration as the sublimity of a mountain wilderness or the romance of a foreign subject.

During his most active period in his career, the 1920s, 30s and 40s, he was widely reviewed and exhibited. His work was well received because it reflected the intimate vision of the desire of many people to turn away from national concerns to just living their l   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 19158 characters.]  Artist bio

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