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The Collection of Dorrance "Dodo" H. Hamilton
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- Sale 5969
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| Philadelphia
Apr 29 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5969
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$5,000 – $8,000
Provenance: David David Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Acquired directly from the above in 1998.
Collection of Dorrance H. Hamilton.
NOTE:
A member of the New Hope School of Pennsylvania Impressionists, William Francis Taylor began to visit the Bucks County area and later decided to relocate there from New York in the 1920s. He developed a friendship with fellow artist William Lathrop (1859-1938), and was highly influenced by the earlier Pennsylvania Impressionists, such as Daniel Garber (1880-1958) and Edward Willis Redfield (1869-1965). He was prominent in establishing and purchasing Phillips Mill in New Hope as an exhibition space, where he and other artists showed their works each year, and eventually led to the founding of the James A. Michener Art Museum.
The present lot is a wonderful example of Taylor's oeuvre, as he painted many landscapes of the Bucks County area. Here, a wintry scene of a stream flanked by snow covered banks is shown in classic Pennsylvania Impressionist style, using multiple layers of color to reflect the trees and sky in the flowing water.
