#31 • Melvin Waite - "Country Store" Signed and Framed Original Oil Painting on Canvas

Part of Breathtaking Canvases: A Collection of Fine Art (timed auction by Lux Auctions)

High bid $45.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

This original oil painting on canvas is by American artist Melvin Waite. Titled Country Store, it depicts a small town street on a summer day. People gather outside "The General Store" which sits next to a white house with a picket fence. Trees are ripe with apples and a bicycle sits along the walkway. The work is signed by the artist in the lower corner. Framed in a gilded wood frame with a cream-colored linen inset. Dimensions: The art opening measures 18" wide x 14" tall, and the frame measures 24.5" wide x 20.75" tall x 1.5" deep. It has a wire for hanging. Art and frame are in very good condition. Please view all photos for more details. Melvin Carlton Waite (1917-1994) is known for seascapes, marine painting, regional landscapes, and commercial art.  He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1917. He worked most of his career as a commercial artist, and served in the military during WW2.