Born in York, Pennsylvania, Etnier came to Maine in the mid-1930's.  He was a private apprentice of Rockwell Kent and John Carroll,  Widely recognized as one of Maine's best realist painters, his works are in numerous museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art which was the first museum to purchase one of his paintings.

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The Tower

34 x 29 in.

Oil on board

Signed "Stephen Etnier 46" l.r

Provenance

By descent in the artist's family

Barridoff Galleries

to a Maine collector

$36,000

Front St., Portland

30.5 x 25 in.

Oil on canvas

Signed "Stephen Etnier 45" l.l.

Provenance

The artist

A craftsman friend

By descent to the current owner

The mahogany frame (not shown) was handmade by the craftsman who helped build Etnier's home in Harpswell.

Price: $6,000