Louis Michel Eilshemius Drawing. Impressionist Landscape With Trees. Circa 1900.

Description: For sale is an original pencil drawing by the influential American artist Louis Michel Eilshemius (1864 - 1941) Provenance: FLORENCE LEWISON GALLERY NEW YORK CITY. Gallery label on verso.: From the Eilshemius sketch books Acquired from the artists estate. While the artist died pennyless, he was well known during his time, but his paintings were visionary in style and did not fit in with the trends of the time. His appreciation came many decades after he passed. Today they are highly collected. The artist spent about 10 years in Europe so we suspect this is from that time period or a sketch from his memories. Artist: Louis Michel Eilshemius Medium: Pencil on paper. Titled: Saplings Date: C1890 - 1910. Framed in gold gilded picture frame which is appropriate but perhaps not original. But considering this was framed from the artist sketchbook, it could be the original framing. We are unsure. Condition: Normal toning to paper. Gallery framed and matted under glass. Normal wear to gold gilded picture frame. Measurements Framed - 12 3/8" x 14" Sight Size - 4 1/2" x 6" Born near Newark, New Jersey, Louis Eilshemius was an eccentric artist with a vision of his own that conformed to no school or tradition of painting. He referred to himself as the "Grand Parnassian and Transcendental Eagle of the Arts" (Falk). He lived in Europe from 1873 to 1881, attended Cornell University and the Art Students League in New York, and from 1886 to 1887, the Academie Julian in Paris. In 1888, he settled permanently in New York City but traveled to Europe and North Africa. In 1894, he went to California and returned through Arizona, painting in Yuma, something he returned to do in 1901, likely his last Arizona visit. He began as an Impressionist, obviously influenced by Edgar Degas, but his work changed according to Matthew Baigell and ignored "the logic of time, place, and even gravity" (Dictionary of American Art). Ignored by the public, his work became increasingly private, simplified, and horrific in subject matter. Lacking attention, he became defensive, declaring himself to be a superior genius and the mightiest intellect in the world. In 1921, he stopped painting, but in the 1930s interest in his painting was aroused.

Price: 371.25 USD

Location: Kingston, New York

End Time: 2024-11-12T00:17:52.000Z

Shipping Cost: 20 USD