Townscape painting with mountain backdrop depicting Lake Lucerne, Switzerland I’d think. The painting is very’Cezanne’. Cezanne summered / painted in Switzerland, but I mean to say the colors and style / technique are Cezanne-esque. It also reminds me of oils by The Philadelphia Ten women artists, such as “Drama In Grey, Mont Saint Michel” by Edith Lucille Howard. But, instead of being by a Moore College of Art painter, this one is by a PAFA-trained artist. Renowned PA Academy artist Alice T. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts held their Alice T. Roberts Retrospective Exhibition in 1952. They have 3 Roberts oils in their permanent collection (see pictures on their site). Brinton Roberts, was a banker, so this painting would’ve been a result of one of the Roberts’ Swiss getaways. Alice Roberts painted the important places, such as Villa Medici in Italy, Etretat in Normandy, France, etc. She was a woman of impeccable taste and well-traveled much like her Philadelphia contemporaries. Milk chocolate was invented in Switzerland and chocolatiers such as Sprungli and Cailler are world renowned. If you’re going to Switzerland for artisan chocolates, a skiing vacation or to open a Swiss bank account, you might want to acquire a fine timepiece as well. Journe created one of a kind wristwatches. The Patek fetched 31 million dollars, shattering the record of 17.7 million for a Rolex Daytona w/ Paul Newman provenance. Roberts and her husband resided at Llanengan, the husband’s family’s estate in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. This is the Main Line, in Lower Merion Township where the Barnes Foundation arboretum is located. I believe that George Brinton Roberts’ father had been President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and they were’blue bloods’ as the family was one of the first in the area, going way, way back. Their son, Laurance P. Roberts was Director of both the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the American Academy in Rome, Italy. On the back of the frame, I see “GB Roberts” and “Like Sample In Stock”. This would indicate to me that Mr. Roberts had ordered the frame on behalf of Alice and it was made by a local workshop such as that of Philip N. Yates, Raymond Vanselous, R. Moore Price or Francis Coll. Brinton Roberts passed away back in 1945 at the age of 77. Affixed to the back of the painting is the remains of the exhibition label from the Plastic Club at South Camac Street. World War II broke out in 1939, so nobody was vacationing in Europe until that was over, after 1945. Roberts exhibited 4 times at the Plastic Club, in 1938, 1940, 1941 and 1949. I’d think this was her 1938 contribution, but in any event it’s certainly pre-1950 due to the label and Roberts’ well-known exhibition history as detailed under her listing on the “Fine Art Database” site. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) has 3 oil paintings by Alice T. Roberts which you can view on their site. One is a portrait of her teacher, Henry McCarter and the other two are still life paintings. Findartinfo lists a portrait by Alice T. Original, wide Modernist whitewashed frame. Exhibition label (remnant) from Philadelphia Plastic Club tacked verso stretchers. Estate fresh, found with other important oils by Philip Steegman, Franklin Watkins, etc, from a private Philadelphia area collection. 23 x 19 inch painting; 30 3/8 x 26 3/8 inches overall with frame. Painting in excellent, original condition. Frame w/ losses to repair, or replace by using a standard size 20 x 24 and adding a 1/2 liner. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “cadmium24″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

• Artist: Alice T. Roberts
• Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
• Signed By: Alice T. Roberts
• Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
• Date of Creation: 1900-1949
• Region of Origin: Pennsylvania, USA
• Framing: Framed
• Personalize: No
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Year of Production: ca. 1938
• Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
• Width (Inches): 19
• Style: Impressionism, Impressionist
• Painting Surface: Canvas
• Features: Framed, Signed, One of a Kind (OOAK)
• Culture: Pennsylvania Impressionism
• Handmade: Yes
• Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
• Signed: Yes
• Color: Multi-Color
• Material: Oil, Canvas
• Overall size with frame: 30 3/8 x 26 3/8 inches
• Subject: Landscape, Architecture
• Type: Painting
• Height (Inches): 23
• Production Technique: Oil Painting
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• UPC: NA