Ken ( Kenneth Leon) Gore was born in 1911 in Illinois. He studied at the
Meinzinger Art School in Detroit. He was an important member of the
Rockport/Gloucester art colony in Massachusetts, as well as the Brown
County art colony in Indiana.
He moved to Gloucester in the
1950's, and ultimately became the President of the prestigious North
Shore Art Association there. He was a teacher and participated in many
art workshops in the Cape Ann area. He was also a member of the
Rockport Art Association.
This origonal signed oil on board depicts the Massachusetts county side in fall. He captures the light and feeling masterfully! The painting is framed
in a Gold tone woodenframe featuring a linen liner
with hanging wire and a handwritten title to the verso.