A flower garden by Francis Morton-Johnson, circa 1901

Painting by the american painter Francis Morton-Johnson (1878-1931).

Like many American painters of his generation, Francis Morton-Johnson (1878-1931) left his
native Massachusetts to perfect his artistic training in Paris. He enrolled at the Académie Julian, where he studied under Jean-Paul Laurens. He made his debut at the Salon d'Automne in 1907 and joined the Salon des Indépendants the following year, which led to the acquisition of one of his still lifes by the French government. He remained loyal to this exhibition, which brought him good fortune, until the eve of World War I. His post-Impressionist style.

Size with frame, 25,78 x 29,92 inch