Constantin Westchiloff (1877-1945) Maine, Oceanscape. Oil on board, signed bottom right, titled bottom left. Canvas size 14" x 10" , frame size 18 1/4" x 14 1/4"

Constantin Alexandrovitch Westchiloff (1877-1945) is an American-Russian artist. He was born in Russia in 1877, and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg; as an artist he traveled extensively in Europe and in the USA. He finally settled in New England, where he died in 1945.

He is probably best-known for sea-scapes (particularly of the New England coastline), but was also well regarded for his landscapes, portraits and figures, and genre subjects.

Provenance:
Paintings owned by the former James Matther O'Connor (1894-1963).
Resides in King's New York, he was the head coffee taster and later the president of the National Coffee Association. He was in charge of all coffee buying for the American Troops in WWII.