John B. Foster (artist)

John B. Foster (artist)

John B. Foster was a New England artist, born in Gloucester on December 25, 1865. He was the son of John B. Foster, a fisherman who emigrated from England, and Sarah E. Merchant, daughter of a Cape Ann fishing family.

Foster worked primarily in watercolors depicting seascape and harbor scenes from the Gloucester area. Occasionally a work in oil becomes available at auction but his primary medium was watercolor.Examples of Foster's work can be seen in the Blackwood/March auction site and the Rockport Art Association web site.

References

* [http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?searchtype=BIO&artist=129119 Biography on AskART] (subscription required)

External links

* [http://www.rockportartassn.org/Auction2006/image/091_foster.jpg"Gloucester"] , watercolor by John B. Foster


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