Edward Willis Redfield

(American, 1869-1965)

Homestead

oil on canvas

signed E. W. Redfield (lower right)

32 1/4 x 40 1/8 in.

Property of a Main Line Gentleman, Pennsylvania

This painting will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonne of Edward Redfield's work being compiled by Dr. Thomas Folk.

Housed in a signed Frederick Harer frame.

Provenance:

Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Acquired directly from the above.

Lot Note:

The leader of the New Hope School, Redfield’s winter scenes are amongst the most highly prized within his vast oeuvre. Redfield was not the only Pennsylvania Impressionist to paint en plein air but is known for taking the approach to painting directly out of doors to an almost extreme degree. He completed large-scale winter landscape such as the present lot "in one go"–without any underdrawing, painting from early morning until late afternoon, and all the while carrying 50 pounds of gear with his canvases strapped to a tree. In Homestead, Redfield employs vigorous brushwork to capture the effects of sunlight casting shadows through the barren trees across the landscape and the home, while a lone figure navigates a blanket of fresh snow.

Framed: 42 3/4 x 50 3/4 in.

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Homestead

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