Colette Heldner, "Swamp Idyl"

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Colette Pope Heldner
Colette Heldner, "Swamp Idyl"
1930s

About the Item

Colette Pope Heldner and her husband Knute Heldner were legendary New Orleans painters, most known for painting swamp scenes of south Louisiana. Their bright colors and loose Expressionist brush strokes distinguish their paintings; there's a strong similarity between them. This painting is ultra-typical of Colette's -- and as so many of them, is titled "Swamp Idyl" (sic). It features a swamp shack, Cajuns in pirogues and mossy oaks, all iconic in south Louisiana. The Heldners are a household name among Louisiana art collectors and lovers of New Orleans. With frame, 22" x 40". Without, 18" x 36". Proudly presented by Guy Lyman Fine Art, New Orleans, with our firm guarantee of satisfaction. The following information was submitted to AskArt in June of 2006 by Cornelia C. Moynihan of Moynihan Fine Art: Colette Pope Heldner (1902-1990) was married to the noted Swedish-born artist Knute Heldner (1877-1952). He had been established in Duluth, Minnesota, before they settled in New Orleans in 1923, residing on St Peters Street in the French Quarter (Vieux Carre). She was known for her Impressionist style, painting scenes of the city's picturesque courtyards and favorite haunts of the local artists and musicians, plus darker atmospheric landscapes of the surrounding countryside, sometimes with figures included but not predominant. A number of her works bore the title "Swamp Idyl - Louisiana Bayou Country" but were varied in content, some with a small dwelling or boat or dock, others composed only of cypress trees in the waters of a bayou. These are not numbered or dated. Besides her full three-name signature, some early works were signed only "by Colette". Colette Pope Heldner has received renewed critical acclaim in recent years, in such retrospective exhibitions as "In a New Light: America's Brush with Impressionism", held March through May 2005 at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Georgia, -- where her work was included with that of about thirty luminaries such as Wm J Glackens, Wm Merritt Chase, and Ernest Lawson. A number of public and private collections own works of hers, including the LSU Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Mr. and Mrs. Amon Carter Evans Collection in Columbia, Tennessee, and others. Presented by European Art Underground in association with your online source for great New Orleans and Louisiana art, New Orleans Art Exchange.

Creator:
Colette Pope Heldner (1902 - 1990)
Creation Year:
1930s
Dimensions:
Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)
Medium:
Oil
Movement & Style:
Impressionist
Period:
Early 20th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
New Orleans, LA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU99433744421