Arthur Beckwith (1860-1930)
- Arthur Beckwith (1860-1930)
- Spring, Napa Valley
- Oil on board
- 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches
- Inscribed verso: "Painted by Arthur Beckwith San Francisco"
Arthur Beckwith was born in the parish of St. Pancras, Middlesex, England in 1860 to Sarah Thomlinson and Benjamin Samuel Beckwith, a watercolorist. Beckwith moved to the United States in 1884 and settled in San Francisco. In 1889, he married Emma Foster.[1] In 1892, the couple had a son, Allen H. Beckwith, who later worked as a lithographer.
