Reveau Mott Bassett (Texas / New York, 1897-1981), mallards lifting off of lake, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 1959

sight: 24 x 30 in., frame: 33 x 38.5 in.

Provenance: Property from the collection of now-closed Shuttles Gallery in Dallas, Texas; passed by family inheritance after the gallery's closure in 1961

Born in Dallas, Texas, Reveau Bassett studied with Frank Reaugh and W. R. Leigh, with Joseph Pennell at the Art Students League, New York, and took criticisms from Charles C. Curran at the National Academy of Design, New York. Bassett often accompanied Reaugh on sketching trips in the West and taught at the Art Institute of Dallas. He assisted on the Texas history mural for the Hall of State for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition and painted dioramas for the Dallas Museum of Natural History. He exhibited at the Southern States Art League, National Academy of Design and with the Lone Star Printmakers. Bassett's work is in several Texas museums, including the Dallas Museum of Art; Grace Cultural Center, Abilene; Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, Canyon. Bassett was a member of the Southern States Art League, the Dallas Art Association, Lone Star Printmakers and the Frank Reaugh Art Club.