{"product_id":"summer-day-by-louis-ritman","title":"Summer Day by Louis Ritman","description":"Louis Ritman\u003cbr\u003e 1889-1963 | American \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eSummer Day\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed \"L. Ritman\" (lower left)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A superb example of American Impressionism, \u003cem\u003eSummer Day\u003c\/em\u003e reflects the luminous palette, relaxed elegance and refined brushwork that define Louis Ritman’s most sought-after works. Painted during his years in Giverny, it captures an intimate moment of leisure, a subject that remained central throughout his career, and showcases the artist’s ability to balance decorative beauty with technical sophistication. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Set on a sunlit porch overlooking a lush garden, two female figures are enveloped in shifting light and saturated color. Dappled sunlight and layered impasto dissolve form into a shimmering mosaic of tones, reinforcing Ritman’s sensitivity to atmosphere and his distinctive handling of paint. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in Kamenets-Podolsky in 1889, Ritman immigrated to Chicago as a child and trained at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. After moving to Paris in 1909, he studied at the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts before settling in Giverny, where he worked alongside fellow American expatriates Richard Emil Miller and Frederick Carl Frieseke. Influenced by the environment shaped by Claude Monet, he returned there for nearly two decades, developing a signature style defined by radiant color, intimate figural subjects and poetic restraint. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Today, Ritman is recognized among the leading American Impressionists of the early twentieth century, with works in major museum collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and LACMA. With its generous scale, vivid palette and quintessential subject matter, \u003cem\u003eSummer Day\u003c\/em\u003e stands as a strong example of his most desirable imagery. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1920s \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 38 3\/4\" high x 38 3\/4\" wide (98.4 x 98.4 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 45 3\/4\" high x 46\" wide x 2 1\/2\" deep (116.2 x 116.8 x 6.4 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, Chicago\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, New York\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44918002352263,"sku":"32-2638","price":124500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/2471\/0466\/files\/32-2638_1.png?v=1781709679","url":"https:\/\/rauantiques.com\/products\/summer-day-by-louis-ritman","provider":"M.S. Rau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}