Lloyd Branson (Tennessee, 1861-1925) panoramic watercolor and pastel painting depicting a rural East Tennessee landscape with creek, path, and flowering trees with pink buds, rendered in shades of pink and green. Signed and dated lower right "L Branson '95." Housed and matted under glass in a modern giltwood frame with white-painted frieze, tan mat, and cream reveal. Biography: Enoch Lloyd Branson was best known for his Southern portraits and depictions of East Tennessee history. He moved to New York in 1873 to study at the National Academy of Design, where he won a first prize in 1875. In a partnership with Frank McCrary from 1885 to 1903, Branson became a leader in the Knoxville and East Tennessee arts communities. He was a mentor to Catherine Wiley and is credited with encouraging Beauford Delaney to pursue a career as an artist. (Research courtesy of James A. Hoobler, Tennessee State Museum)

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Faint toning throughout sky and eight pinpoint abrasions to lower right. Toning and minute scattered dampstaining, en verso.