MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.2001.43
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Wendel Theodore
Creator Nationality:
American
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1859 - 1932
Creator Name-CRT:
Theodore Wendel
Title:
The Butterfly Catchers
View:
Front
Creation Date:
1900- 1908
Creation Start Date:
1900
Creation End Date:
1908
Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Classification Term:
Painting
Dimensions:
25 x 35 in. (63.5 x 88.9 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
2001.43
Credit Line:
The Julia B. Bigelow Fund and The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
Inscriptions:
Signed:LR: [Theo Wendel]Inscribed:'12 6' LRC
Rights:
Provenance:
Ipswich, MA, collection of the artist; Ipswich, MA, Daniel Wendel, the artist's son, by descent; Boston, Vose Galleries (1978). Wharton Sinkler III, acquired from Vose, July 1978.
Context:
A native of Ohio, Wendel first studied art in Cincinnati before, like several of his contemporaries there, continuing his studies abroad in Munich's Royal Academy. Upon his arrival there in late 1878 the young man came under the leadership of fellow countryman, Frank Duveneck, whose flair for bravura brushwork and love of plein air painting he quickly adopted.While it is thought that Wendel's contact with Whistler in Venice in 1880 may have prepared him for the innovations of Impressionism, it is not certain when the young artist first came into direct contact with French Impressionism proper. However, when Wendel returned to Europe in 1886, this time to study at the Académie Julian in Paris, his next three summers were devoted to studying with Claude Monet at Giverny-making him one of the first Americans to do so.'The Butterfly Catchers' was executed at Wendel's farm in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and includes the artist's son and daughter in the foreground. The work exhibits those aspects that characterize the artist's highly personal style - a high-key color palette, sketchy, textural, handling of paint, and direct observation. The result is the convincing realization of children caught in gleeful pursuit of their winged prizes in a landscape resplendent with color.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.26884c.tif
Link To Source

The Butterfly Catchers

The Butterfly Catchers