David Scott Evans

This is an original oil on canvas painting by American artist De Scott Evans (David Scott Evans)  This portrait was created on a trip to Jamaica which he visited in 1894.  THe painting is clearly signed De Scott Evans, dated Jan 1894, and identified as being in Spanish Town, Jamaica, West Indies.  The painting measures 20X16 inches.  In good shape one tiny puncture, about 1/4 inch in the lower part of her dress. Evan's Jamaican paintings are very rare.  Evans was a well known portrait painter and also  known to have painted several trompe l'oeil works  He usually signed "De Scott Evans" on his works. Four years later while sailing to Paris on the La Bourgogne, the ship sank and Evans and his family  were lost.  Evans studied under  Albert Beaugureau in Cincinnati, and later at the  Académie Julian, Paris with Wm. A. Bouguereau in Paris, 1877.

This is an original portrait painting by American artist De Scott Evans (David Scott Evans)  The painting is signed and dated lower right corner.  This work measures 20X16 inches.  The framed size is 26X22 inches.  Fine condition Evans was a well known portrait painter and also He also is known to have painted several trompe l'oeil works signed "De Scott Evans" Four years later while sailing to Paris on the La Bourgogne, the ship sank and Evans and his family  were lost.  Evans studied under  Albert Beaugureau in Cincinnati, and later at the  Académie Julian, Paris with Wm. A. Bouguereau in Paris, 1877.