At the Pier.
oil on canvas.

collection of J.L. Sibley Jennings, Jr.

Portrait of Mrs. W.S. Manning of Spartanburg.
circa 1950, Tryon, N.C.
pastel on paper.

When Couper began this lovely portrait, the work extended several inches to the left and included the subject’s hand and a window with a flower pot in it.

Whether she was disatisfied with the composition or had another reason for doing so, Couper cropped the left side of the work before she had completed the piece.

NOTES ON BACK

• Painted about 1950 / Portrait of Mrs.W.S.-Manning /East Main Street /Spartanburg, S.C. / Pastel by J.S.Couper (Mrs. B. King Couper) Rock House Art Gallery / co [corner of?] Pacolet and Chesnut Sts. Tryon N.C.

private collection

Portrait of Madge Carey.
oil on canvas.

NOTES ON BACK

• J. S. Couper / Madge Carey / $100 / Tryon
  
• Phoenix Symbol

collection of
Jean Andrews Capalbo

Mountain Man.
Tryon, N.C.

The same gentleman portrayed in Carolina Mountaineer.

collection of
Virginia Manning Mose (Mrs. John Wills Moses)

Carolina Mountaineer.
Tryon, N.C.
oil on canvas.

On the back of the frame is written the name “Mr. Cresonne” (possibly Clyde G. Crissone (1911-1980) or his father. Whether this was the name of the sitter or someone else, possibly a buyer, we don’t know.

NOTES ON BACK

• Carolina Mountaineer / $45

collection of
Jean Andrews Capalbo

Boy with Rifle.
Tryon, N.C.

On the back of the paintings is “Ansel Gosnell” “Tryon NC”. “Greenville SC” is written underneath. We don’t know if this was the name of the sitter or possibly a buyer.

collection of Jean Andrews Capalbo

Where Next?.
1937.
oil on canvas.

Although this piece has erroneously been called The Country Doctor, in reality, the subject is a man down on his luck during the depression of the 1930’s. The painting was exhibited in New Orleans and the North Carolina Artists Annual Exhibition in Raleigh, NC in 1952.

collection of
The Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, Ga.

Field Palette and Brushes.

The Spartanburg County Museum of Art Permanent Collection
Gift of Jean Andrews Copalbo