Alaskan Artist JAN VAN EMPEL Signed Original River Indian Village Oil Painting

Jan Van Empel (1880 - 1940) signed original oil painting of Indian village river scene in Alaska. Signed at lower left. Most likely original wood frame measures 17.25" x 13.5". Painting measures 13.5" x 9.5". Frame has repair at lower left corner. Recently cleaned, colors are bolder than appear in photos.  As found on AskArt: Jan Van Empel is no doubt the first modernist style painter of Alaska scenes, which makes him very important to Alaska. He was born in Amsterdam in the late 19th century. Jan emigrated to the United States and by 1918 was already regarded as an important modernist painter. Jan Van Empel's work was featured in the inaugural exposition of the Whitney Club in 1918 along with the other great American modernist painters, Robert Henri, William Glackens, John Sloan, George Luks, and Arthur B. Davies. Jan Van Empel was a close friend of Robert Henri and "Who Was Who of American Art" biography states he was a student of Robert Henri.Jan Van Empel traveled to Alaska to mak