Charles Griffin Farr (California/Tennessee/Alabama, 1908-1997), oil on Masonite painting that depicts a stylized view of a group of stilt houses that reflect upon a body of water. Signed lower left. Inscribed "River Houses of Bangkok #3" and "Charles Farr" to the verso. Verso also with a Grosvenor Gallery, London label with title and artist's name. Housed in a wooden frame with tan textile liner. Sight: 15 1/2 in. H x 19 1/2 in. W. Framed: 19 3/4 in. H x 23 3/4 in. W. Biography: Charles Griffin Farr was a painter in the American Realist tradition. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and studied in New York City and at the Academie Americaine in Paris, France. He spent a significant part of his youth in Knoxville, TN. A graduate of Central High School, Farr returned to Knoxville in 1928 after his time in New York and abroad, exhibiting works in the Melrose Art Center, which had notably featured artwork by other Knoxville artists including Charles Krutch and Lloyd Branson in the late 1920's. A young artist in the late 1930s, Farr took part in the Works Progress Administration programs (WPA) and trained as a restorer of ancient pottery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Farr also taught at the San Francisco Art Institute for nearly a decade and remained in the city until his death. Though he spent the majority of his career on the West Coast, Farr often returned to Knoxville to paint the familiar area. Many of these works remain housed in the Knoxville Museum of Art's permanent collection. Farr received the Award in Painting from the American Academy and Institute of Arts & Letters, New York, NY, in 1987. (Adapted from https://art.ucsc.edu/sesnon/farr-collection, Askart, the Knoxville History Project, and Knoxville Museum of Art)

Overall very good condition. Not examined out of frame. 

Private Knoxville Collection