Leonard Ochtman (American, 1854-1934) In May

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Leonard Ochtman (American, 1854-1934)

In May
Signed and dated "LEONARD OCHTMAN/1907" l.l., titled on an unattributed label affixed to the stretcher, with labels from Florence Lewison Gallery, New York, The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, and Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, affixed to the back of the frame on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, craquelure, lifting, flaking, retouch, paint loss l.c.

Provenance: The artist's estate; Florence Lewison Gallery, New York, 1983; by descent to the current private collection, New York.

Literature: Palette and Bench, vol. 1, August 1909, p. 243 (illustrated); Susan G. Larkin, The Ochtmans of Cos Cob, exhibition catalogue (Greenwich: The Bruce Museum, 1989),p. 90.

Exhibitions: Winter Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York, 1908, no. 207; Madison Art Gallery, December 16, 1909-January 12, 1910, no. 15; The Landscapes of Leonard Ochtman: American Impressionist, 1854-1934, Florence Lewison Gallery, New York, January 8-February 2, 1963, no. 7 (as A Day in May); New England Scenes: Landscapes by the American Impressionist Leonard Ochtman, Florence Lewison Gallery, New York, November 17-December 12, 1964, Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts, Columbus, Georgia, May 2-31, 1965, no. 21 (as A Day in May); Landscapes by the American Impressionist Leonard Ochtman, Albany Institute of History and Art, November 9-December 5, 1965, no. 15 (as A Day in May); Connecticut Landscapes by Leonard Ochtman N.A., Previti Gallery, New York, February 14-March 15, 1985, no. 1 (as Greyledge in May); The Ochtmans of Cos Cob, The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, September 17-November 10, 1989; Byrdcliffe: An American Arts and Crafts Colony, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2003-2004, no. 69.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

Framed dimensions: 40 3/4 x 50 3/4 in.


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