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Charles Ragland Bunnell1941 Autumn Landscape of Pikes Peak by Charles Bunnell, American Impressionist1941
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941 Egg Tempera Landscape of Pikes Peak by Charles Bunnell – Autumn in Colorado
This original 1941 egg tempera painting by celebrated Colorado artist Charles Bunnell (1897–1968) beautifully captures the majestic Front Range in autumn, with a snow-covered Pikes Peak rising above a vibrant, seasonal landscape. A serene creek winds through the foreground, flanked by bare trees and surrounded by rich fall foliage in brilliant tones of orange, yellow, and red. The luminous mountain backdrop and expressive brushwork reflect Bunnell’s mastery of both color and composition.
The painting is signed in the lower-left corner, and inscribed on the verso: "To Laura, November 22, 1941", adding a personal and historical dimension to the work. It is housed in a custom archival frame:
Framed dimensions: 15 ½ x 19 ¼ x 1 ¼ inches
Image size: 7 ¾ x 11 inches
This early, representational landscape exemplifies Bunnell’s keen observation and emotional connection to the Colorado terrain.
About the Artist: Charles Bunnell (1897–1968)
A pivotal figure in American Modernism and Colorado regional art, Charles Bunnell’s career spanned both representational and abstract styles. After studying at the Broadmoor Art Academy, he developed a distinctive voice influenced by mentors like Birger Sandzén and Ernest Lawson, and later incorporated European and New York modernist trends into his work.
In 1947, Bunnell gained national recognition when his painting Why? was personally selected by Katherine Kuh of the Art Institute of Chicago for a major traveling exhibition of abstract and surrealist art.
Although best known for his semi-abstract paintings in the 1950s and beyond, his early works—like this 1941 landscape—showcase his technical skill, deep reverence for nature, and evolving modernist sensibility.
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From the estate of Charles Bunnell, with direct lineage and guaranteed authenticity.
- Creator:Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897-1968, American)
- Creation Year:1941
- Dimensions:Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
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- Framing:Frame IncludedFraming Options Available
- Condition:very good vintage condition.
- Gallery Location:Denver, CO
- Reference Number:Seller: DCG-252071stDibs: LU2737247932
Charles Ragland Bunnell
Charles Bunnell developed a love for art at a very young age. As a child in Kansas City, Missouri, he spent much of his time drawing. When he was unable to find paper he drew on walls and in the margins of textbooks for which he was often fined. Around 1915, Bunnell moved with his family to Colorado Springs, Colorado. He served in World War I and later used his GI Training to study at the Broadmoor Art Academy (later renamed the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center) during 1922 and 1923. In 1922, he married fellow student, Laura Palmer. He studied with Ernest Lawson in 1927-1928 and, in the winter of 1928-1929, he served as Lawson’s assistant. In the late 1920’s, the Bunnell’s settled just west of Colorado Springs and 1928, they welcomed the first of their three children. Their one-acre homesite, which they referred to as “Old Home Place”, was situated between two sets of railroad tracks at the foot of Pike’s Peak. Charlie converted an old railroad boxcar into his studio, where he later gave lessons. Beginning in 1931, Bunnell spent a year and a half studying under Boardman Robinson. The two men clashed constantly due to a generation gap and markedly different philosophies. Robinson encouraged his students not to stray from realism and though Bunnell mastered Robinson’s preferred style of American Scene painting, he regularly irritated his professor with his abstract sketches. Bunnell taught at the Kansas City Art Institute during the summers of 1929, 1930, 1940, and 1941. Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office. However, he did not take to mural making and, after criticism from Boardman Robinson about his use of “heavy daubs which have no place in mural work,” he abandoned mural-making altogether. By the late 1930’s, Bunnell’s work departed from the American Scene/Modernist style he was trained in towards abstraction. This is marked by his “Black and Blue” series, consisting of 83 abstracted ink and watercolors. Affected by the Second World War and the loss of his 10-year old son, Bunnell’s work of the early 1940’s took on a Transcendental and Surrealist tone. The works from this period are moody and readily reflect the political and personal turmoil experienced by the artist. In the late 1940’s, Bunnell began experimenting with Abstract Expressionism. He alone is credited with introducing Colorado Springs to the new style as it was excluded from the Fine Art Center’s curriculum by Boardman Robinson. Bunnell excelled in Abstract Expressionism and continued to evolve in the style through the 1950’s continuing to his death in 1968. He was recently recognized as a premier American Abstract Expressionist by his inclusion in the book American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950’s: An Illustrated Survey. © David Cook Galleries, LLC
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