Ward Mann original oil painting and frame

Inherited a wonderful and rare paintings by local artist Ward Palmer Mann (1921-2005). Signed lower right Ward Mann, back has the Mann studio stamp from when Mann was in Webster NY, before he opened a studio in Maine. These are a collection of Mann paintings handed down by my late grandmother. Kept in perfect shape and she was the only owner. These paintings are nice Upstate NY impressionist scene, very representative of his earlier works. I am willing to separate and price is negotiable. I am asking $2,000 or best offer per piece.

Ward Mann was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 3, 1921. He was introduced to drawing and painting at the Detroit Institute of Art. Encouraged by his parents and teachers, at age twelve he had work accepted in an open exhibition of the Scarab Club in Detroit. During World War II, Mann volunteered and served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps. After service, he earned his engineering degree from the University of Michigan’s College of