Paul Richard Schumann (Texas, 1876-1946), crashing waves (likely off the Texas Gulf Coast near Galveston, following Schumann's one-man exhibition in 1926 at the Galveston Art League), oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 1927

sight: 30 x 40 in., frame: 36 x 46 in.

Provenance: Property from an Austin, Texas collector

Born in Germany, Paul Schumann immigrated to Galveston, Texas, in 1882. He began studying art from Galveston artist and marine painter Julius Stockfleth (1857-1935). Schumann earned a reputation as an interpreter of the true Texas Gulf Coast. Painting in oils, watercolors, and crayon, his subjects are mostly of Galvestonians on their fishing boats and sailing ships, colorful beachgoers, and even landscapes of the Texas Hill Country. He later painted mostly in palette knife in an impressionist style. Schumann won numerous First and Second Place awards in art shows across Texas, and was a member of the the Galveston Art League, Texas Fine Arts Association, and the New Orleans Art Association. His paintings are displayed in museums and major private collections across Texas.