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American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists
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- Sale 2506
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| Philadelphia
Jun 2 | 2:00 PM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 2506
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$15,000 – $25,000
Of the nearly 170 oils Garber painted between 1900 and 1905, only approximately 30 have been identified today as the artist famously destroyed his early work, thus making the present oil a particularly rare and compelling example of the artist's bourgeoning technique.
The Stream dates from the first years Garber spent in Pennsylvania, when he was enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and associated with the Darby Summer Art School, an outdoor academy fun by Thomas Anshutz and Hugh Breckenridge in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. At the time, Garber sketched from nature in small-format oils, which he then intended to develop into full-size versions in his studio, thus following the pure Academic method. While works from the same period show a uniform, monochromatic palette and a penchant for Tonalism, the present work denotes a bold, dramatic accent which is visible in the thick, swirling impasto as well as the dramatic light effects, and the haunting silhouette of the tree at right. Executed in a palette of muddy greens and golden yellows, the landscape stands out as an apparition, channeling the tormented views artists such as Weir or Anshutz completed around the same time and which, for a time, may have inspired Garber before he sailed for Europe in 1905 and changed his style altogether.
Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, New York.
Private Collection, New Hope, Pennsylvania.
In overall very good condition, with no sign of inpainting as seen under UV light. Slight (minor) abrasions along the outer edges of the board, only perceptible when the work is unframed. Please note the work is framed under plexiglass. See Specialist's pictures for more details.
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