apes , ▁and ▁showed ▁a ▁renew ed ▁interest ▁in ▁natural ism . ▁For ▁summer ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁couple ▁visited ▁Paris ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Ed ith ▁Hal pert ▁opened ▁the ▁Dow nt own ▁Gallery ▁with ▁Be a ▁G olds m ith , ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁close ▁friend ▁Leon ▁K roll . ▁The ▁gallery ▁represented ▁Ben ▁Sh ahn , ▁Charles ▁She eler , ▁Stuart ▁Davis ▁and ▁other ▁important ▁American ▁modern ist ▁artists . ▁ ▁ur ing ▁the ▁sum mers ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁Hal pert ' s ▁r ented ▁a ▁farm house ▁at ▁Per kins ▁C ove ▁in ▁Og un quit , ▁Maine , ▁an ▁artist ▁col ony ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁critic ▁and ▁patron ▁Hamilton ▁E aster ▁Field ▁and ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁Y as uo ▁K uni y oshi , ▁Bernard ▁Kar fi ol ▁and ▁Mar guer ite ▁and ▁William ▁Z or ach , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁fall ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Hal pert ▁separated ▁from ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Detroit ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁painting ▁department ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Society ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁and ▁died ▁there ▁three ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 0 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁pain ters ▁Category : American ▁male ▁pain ters ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁R idge field ,