Antique H. H. Bagg Mountain Road Painting 38 x 27 3/8"

This is a lovely, antique painting by H. H. Bagg, or Henry Howard Bagg. This painting is older than it appears, as H. H. Bagg passed away in 1928. It depicts a lovely scene of a mountain range with a road traversing through the landscape. There is some small damage present to the painting, with two spots void of paint, and smaller, less noticeable spots where some mild cracking has formed. The wear points measure less than an inch each, and are approximately 11/2 inches measured end to end. The frame measures 38 x 27 3/8 inches, with the canvas inside measuring 29 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches. Overall, an excellent piece. Henry Howard Bagg was the pupil of M. Woodruff of Aurora, Illinois. He is sometimes considered the first professional art teacher in Nebraska. He began his career at Peru Normal School in 1895 at Peru, Nebraska and later taught at Nebraska Wesleyan and Cotner College. He exhibited in the 1885 Chicago Exposition. Bagg was a well-known calendar artist producing a host of images for the Murphy Calendar Company of Red Oak, Iowa. He also painted a number of religious subjects for churches in Lincoln and Omaha. He was best known for his western subjects and painted numerous scenes of western life in Colorado and Nebraska.