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Learn MorePicnic in the Shade by Edward Alfred Cucuel
- This radiant oil by American Impressionist Edward Alfred Cucuel captures an idyllic picnic
- It is a stunning example of the artist's favorite motif, beautiful women in sun-soaked landscapes
- Lush colors and thick impasto distinguish this renowned artist's work
- Cucuel’s works are considered among the finest of the American Impressionists
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Edward Alfred Cucuel
1875-1954 | American
Picnic in the Shade
Signed "Cucuel" (lower left)
Inscribed and signed "Picnic im Schatten" (en verso)
Oil on canvas
This stunning oil by Edward Alfred Cucuel captures the artist's signature subject in the splendor of summer. Two elegantly dressed women enjoy a picnic in the shade along the shoreline. The composition unfolds beneath the verdant canopy of leaves, reflecting Cucuel’s masterful command of light and color.. . .
1875-1954 | American
Picnic in the Shade
Signed "Cucuel" (lower left)
Inscribed and signed "Picnic im Schatten" (en verso)
Oil on canvas
This stunning oil by Edward Alfred Cucuel captures the artist's signature subject in the splendor of summer. Two elegantly dressed women enjoy a picnic in the shade along the shoreline. The composition unfolds beneath the verdant canopy of leaves, reflecting Cucuel’s masterful command of light and color.. . .
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Edward Alfred Cucuel
1875-1954 | American
Picnic in the Shade
Signed "Cucuel" (lower left)
Inscribed and signed "Picnic im Schatten" (en verso)
Oil on canvas
This stunning oil by Edward Alfred Cucuel captures the artist's signature subject in the splendor of summer. Two elegantly dressed women enjoy a picnic in the shade along the shoreline. The composition unfolds beneath the verdant canopy of leaves, reflecting Cucuel’s masterful command of light and color. Known for his vibrant colors and textured impasto, Cucuel brings a dynamic vitality to his scenes, capturing women in moments of leisurely reverie against sun-dappled landscapes. This painting is a quintessential example of Cucuel’s talent—a magnificent celebration of idyllic beauty and radiant color.
Cucuel's paintings are among the finest of all the American Impressionists. Born in San Francisco, he began his formal art training at age fourteen when he enrolled at the city's School of Design. In 1892, he moved to Paris and became a student of the renowned Academic painter Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts. Over the next three decades, Cucuel devoted himself to his painting, working in France, Italy and Germany, and he became an instant success.
In 1907, Cucuel established a studio in Munich and joined the Scholle group of artists led by Leo Putz, an important German Impressionist painter and one of the pioneers of Expressionism. It was during this crucial period that Cucuel began to develop his own Impressionist style that would inform his work for decades to come. He exhibited his works in Paris at the prestigious salons and became a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and he was awarded a silver medal at the San Francisco International Exposition of 1915.
Around the same time, the artist purchased a home in Holzhausen, Germany, overlooking the Bavarian lake where he summered with his family. It is here that he perfected his distinct style and his favorite subject—charming plein air scenes of female figures in gardens and at green shorelines such as Picnic in the Shade. Today, the artist’s works reside in the permanent collections of museums such as the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum in Birkenhead, England and the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
Circa 1915
Canvas: 25" high x 30 3/4" wide (63.50 x 78.11 cm)
Frame: 36" high x 41 5/8" wide x 2" deep (91.44 x 105.73 x 5.08 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Thence by descent, c. 1930
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
1875-1954 | American
Picnic in the Shade
Signed "Cucuel" (lower left)
Inscribed and signed "Picnic im Schatten" (en verso)
Oil on canvas
This stunning oil by Edward Alfred Cucuel captures the artist's signature subject in the splendor of summer. Two elegantly dressed women enjoy a picnic in the shade along the shoreline. The composition unfolds beneath the verdant canopy of leaves, reflecting Cucuel’s masterful command of light and color. Known for his vibrant colors and textured impasto, Cucuel brings a dynamic vitality to his scenes, capturing women in moments of leisurely reverie against sun-dappled landscapes. This painting is a quintessential example of Cucuel’s talent—a magnificent celebration of idyllic beauty and radiant color.
Cucuel's paintings are among the finest of all the American Impressionists. Born in San Francisco, he began his formal art training at age fourteen when he enrolled at the city's School of Design. In 1892, he moved to Paris and became a student of the renowned Academic painter Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts. Over the next three decades, Cucuel devoted himself to his painting, working in France, Italy and Germany, and he became an instant success.
In 1907, Cucuel established a studio in Munich and joined the Scholle group of artists led by Leo Putz, an important German Impressionist painter and one of the pioneers of Expressionism. It was during this crucial period that Cucuel began to develop his own Impressionist style that would inform his work for decades to come. He exhibited his works in Paris at the prestigious salons and became a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and he was awarded a silver medal at the San Francisco International Exposition of 1915.
Around the same time, the artist purchased a home in Holzhausen, Germany, overlooking the Bavarian lake where he summered with his family. It is here that he perfected his distinct style and his favorite subject—charming plein air scenes of female figures in gardens and at green shorelines such as Picnic in the Shade. Today, the artist’s works reside in the permanent collections of museums such as the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum in Birkenhead, England and the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
Circa 1915
Canvas: 25" high x 30 3/4" wide (63.50 x 78.11 cm)
Frame: 36" high x 41 5/8" wide x 2" deep (91.44 x 105.73 x 5.08 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Thence by descent, c. 1930
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
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Specifications
| Maker: | Cucuel, Edward Alfred |
| Period: | 1816-1918 |
| Origin: | Germany |
| Type: | Paintings |
| Style: | Impressionism |
| Depth: | 2.0 in. (5.08 cm) |
| Width: | 41.63 in. (105.73 cm) |
| Height: | 36.0 in. (91.44 cm) |
| Canvas Width: | 30.750 in. (78.11 cm) |
| Canvas Height: | 25.000 in. (63.5 cm) |
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