Boats at the Pier, oil on canvas, 11.5" x 15.5", 18" x 22" framed, s.l.l. "Jonas Lie"

1893, came to America to live with mother’s family in New York. Known for colorful paintings of coastlines of New England and views of New York City. Also, painted Paris, landscapes, parks, rivers, marines, harbors and ships. While living in Panama in 1913, he painted scenes of the construction of Panama Canal, which were later donated to U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Lie believed that painting should be a mixture of interpretative color and expression with solid traditional academic training. He was a major spokesman for conservative values in art. In New York, Lie was active in the artistic community, assisting in the organization of the famous Armory Show of 1913.

Studied: Ethical Culture School, National Academy, Art Students League and Cooper Union.

Exhibited: National Academy of Design

Awards: silver medal, St Louis, 1904; first Hallgarten prize, NAD, 1914; Pan Am Pacific Expo., San Francisco, 1915; Greennough memorial prize, Newport, RI, 1916; gold medal, art week, Philadelphia, 1925; first prize Chicago Norske Klub, 1925 and 1927; Carnegie prize, NAD, 1927; Maida Gregg memorial Prize, National Arts Club, 1929 and others.

Member: Associate member of National Academy of Design, 1912; full member of N.A.D., 1925; president of N.A.D., 1934-39; Salmagundi Club; New society of Artists; National Arts Club; Century Club; American Federation of Arts; Boston Art Club; Three Arts Club and others.

In the collection of: Cornell Fine Arts Museum; Phoenix Art Museum; San Diego Museum of Art; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Brooklyn Museum of Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Memorial Art Gallery and more.