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William Baxter Closson (1848 - 1926)

A Merry Family
oil on board, 8" x 6", signed lower left

Well-listed Boston artist, Closson was a member of the Boston Art Club and the Copley Society. He was represented by Vose Galleries for many years, and exhibited at the Paris Salon, the Paris International Exposition, the Pennsylvania Academy and more. Born in Thetford, Vermont, he studied at the Thetford Academy and the Lowell Institute. He later lived in Newton and Magnolia. His works are in the Boston MFA, the National Gallery, the Worcester Art Museum, the Springfield Art Museum, and the Albright Gallery.