Margaret Cooper (1874-1965) Oil on Artist Board “New England House Study with Jeep and Tree“, signed lower right M. Cooper, in molded gilt frame

11 in. x 13 ¾ in.

Margaret Miller Cooper painted uninterrupted from the age of nine until her death in 1965. She was born in Terryville, Connecticut and graduated from Smith College in 1897. She attended the Art Students League of New York and Pratt Institute and continued her studies with Guy Wiggins, Charles Woodbury, Henry Snell, and Robert Brackman.

Her style was obviously influenced by the Impressionists, and her favorite subjects, rendered in high color, were Old Connecticut homesteads and farm scenes around her summer home in Lyme. She loved old trees, weathered farm houses, oxen and workhorses. In the winters, she frequently painted in Florida and depicted the brilliant colors of sea, sky, and figures. She also painted in Hawaii, Jamaica, Nassau, and Nova Scotia. She was active in the National Association of Women Artists, the Connecticut Academy, the New Haven Paint and Clay Club, the Lyme Art Association, Allied Artists, and the Palm Beach League of Artists.