Rafael Osona's Annual Auction Catalog 2019 2014 | Page 96

192. ANNE PACKARD (Massachusetts b. 1933) “Rain Storm”, oil on canvas, dated 1999, depicts a solitary boat amid a remote lakeshore and partial green landscape in midground, signed lower left A. Packard. 9 in. x 12 in. Through her complex brushwork, Packard’s landscapes convey a deep awareness of nuances in light, color and composition, which heavily attribute to her reputation as the most renowned artist in the Provincetown Art Colony in Massachusetts. Provenance: Arden Gallery, Boston. 193. JOHN MILLER (British 1931-2002), “Passive Dreams, Summer 1996”, oil on canvas, signed lower right John Miller. 28 in. x 30 in. Born in London, Miller gained fame for his idyllic representations of beach scenes in his home county of Cornwall. During the 1960s, he was elected membership of the Newlyn Society of Artists and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Provenance: David Messum Fine Art, London. 93