Frederick Usher De Voll was an American impressionist landscape painter known for his scenes of New York City and his home town of Providence, Rhode Island.De Voll went to York City at the age of 23 and studied with some of the most important American artists of his time - William Merritt Chase, Charles Hawthorne and Robert Henri. They were all influenced by Impressionism, but in the early 1900s, when De Voll was likely his student, Henri began exploring a new style that eventually became known as the Ashcan School. Ashcan School artists focused on painting the gritty scenes of everyday life in New York City and Henri’s teachings, which centered on painting from life as often as possible, influenced De Voll’s work for the rest of his life. After a trip to Europe in 1907, De Voll routinely traveled to New York City and it is the paintings and pastels he made of New York that De Voll is remembered most for today. His work frequently feature landmarks such as the East River, Brooklyn Bridge and New York harbor and de Voll often painted these at night or after a snowfall. He was a member of the Providence Art Club, the Salmagundi Club, the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, the Springfield Arts Association and at the American Arts Professional League.He exhibited at the Boston Art club, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery, the San Francisco Exposition, the Providence Art Club, National Academy of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Institute, Salons of America and Vose Galleries among others.