{"product_id":"along-the-river-by-edward-willis-redfield","title":"Along the River by Edward Willis Redfield","description":"Edward Willis Redfield\u003cbr\u003e 1869-1965 | American\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eAlong the River\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed \"E.W. Redfield\" (lower right)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Monumental in scale and painted at the apex of his career, \u003cem\u003eAlong the River\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies Edward Willis Redfield's mastery of American Impressionist landscape painting. Created in 1915, this commanding composition captures the Pennsylvania countryside with the bold brushwork and atmospheric brilliance that earned Redfield international acclaim and positioned him among the most decorated American artists of his generation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Three towering poplars command the foreground of this sweeping riverside vista, their wind-swept forms rendered with Redfield's signature impasto technique. The trees frame a view across the Delaware River near Center Bridge, Pennsylvania, where a solitary figure in violet stands on the bank. Beyond the water, the rolling hills of New Jersey recede into the distance beneath a luminous sky suffused with soft pinks and golds. Redfield's vigorous application of paint captures the essence of movement, and his palette ranges from deep greens and blues in the shadowed foliage to warm ochres and touches of brilliant red in the fallen autumn leaves scattered along the riverbank. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Edward Willis Redfield stands as one of the titans of American Impressionism. After training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts beginning in 1887 and subsequently at the Académie Julian in Paris under William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Redfield returned to Pennsylvania to forge a distinctly American approach to landscape painting. Like Claude Monet, Redfield painted en plein air in all seasons, braving harsh winter conditions to capture the landscape with immediacy and authenticity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With the exception of John Singer Sargent, no American artist won more prizes, awards and medals than Redfield during his lifetime. His works were acquired by major institutions and discerning collectors throughout his career, and today his paintings are held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and numerous other prestigious museums. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Along the River is documented in J.M.W. Fletcher's comprehensive study \u003cem\u003eEdward Willis Redfield (1869-1965), An American Impressionist: His Paintings and the Man Behind the Palette\u003c\/em\u003e and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Redfield's work being compiled by Dr. Thomas Folk. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Painted 1915 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 49 1\/2\" high x 55 1\/2\" wide (125.73 x 140.97 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 61 1\/2\" high x 67 1\/2\" wide x 1 1\/2\" deep (156.21 x 171.45 x 3.81 cm)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Janet Fleisher Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e Sotheby's New York, 3 December 1987, lot 275\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, Dallas, Texas\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, United States\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literature:\u003cbr\u003e J.M.W. Fletcher, \u003cem\u003eEdward Willis Redfield (1869-1965), An American Impressionist: His Paintings and the Man Behind the Palette\u003c\/em\u003e, Lahaska, Pennsylvania, 1996, pp. 147, 154, no. 33","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43382306996359,"sku":"32-1625","price":688500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/2471\/0466\/files\/32-1625_1_e5765481-0db9-4e6f-8987-e5f6df9a72a6.png?v=1762001712","url":"https:\/\/rauantiques.com\/products\/along-the-river-by-edward-willis-redfield","provider":"M.S. Rau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}