Gloucester Dock by Otis Pierce Cook

If you are looking to decorate with original seascape oil paintings, a beautiful one by Otis Pierce Cook is available at Bantam Fine Arts .  (Click on link or on painting for a larger view). A large seascape, such as Gloucester Dock hung prominently over a fireplace lends sophistication and elegance to a living room, whether your furnishings are modern or traditional.

Otis Pierce Cook (1900-1980) was an American painter born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He was mostly famous for his oil paintings of coastal and landscape scenes and studied under Emil Gruppe of Gloucester. He lived much of his life in Rockport, MA and Cape Ann was the focal point for much of his work. He was a member of the Rockport Art Association. In 1935, Cook had an art gallery on Bearskin Neck in Rockport and was a member of The Rockport Art Galleries along with William Lester Stevens, Joseph Eliot Enneking, Arthur J. Hammond, Marian Parkhust Sloane and Frank M. Rines.

His paintings are in the permanent collections of major museums and private collections across America, including in the Springfield Museum of Art.

If you are interested in this painting or other seascapes, contact Tom Pikul at 860.567.3337, or visit his website: http://www.bantamfinearts.com