Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 8

Leo Blake
"Berkshires Winter Landscape, " Leo Blake, Snowy Stream in Massachusetts

circa 1952-53

$4,000
$5,00020% Off
£3,041.82
£3,802.2820% Off
€3,508.60
€4,385.7520% Off
CA$5,603.27
CA$7,004.0920% Off
A$6,271.16
A$7,838.9620% Off
CHF 3,274.53
CHF 4,093.1620% Off
MX$76,508.57
MX$95,635.7120% Off
NOK 41,565.82
NOK 51,957.2720% Off
SEK 39,443.40
SEK 49,304.2520% Off
DKK 26,200.54
DKK 32,750.6720% Off
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

Leo B. Blake (1887 - 1976) Berkshires Winter landscape, Massachusetts, circa 1952-53 Oil on canvasboard 12 x 16 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Private Collection, Massachusetts Exhibited: Gloucester, Massachusetts, Arts of Gloucester 31st Annual Exhibition, 1953. Leo B. Blake received a thorough education in art at the Art Institute of Chicago where he was a student from 1908 to 1912. His instructors at this time included such notables as J.H. Vanderpoel, Alphonse Mucha, Allen Philbrick, W.J. Reynolds, Antonin Sterba, and F. DeForrest Schook. He also received special training under Mathis Alten, Birge Harrison, Conway Peyton and Alfred East. While at the Institute, he was honored with two scholarships in 1910 and 1911. After emerging from the Art Institute of Chicago, Blake began his career in illustration and commercial art and continued his residence in the Mid-West until he decided to break away and work as a free lance painter according to his own ideas and preferences. He set up a permanent studio in the Berkshires in 1933. Blake spent the rest of his career depicting landscape and seasonal changes around New England. Blake was an active member of the Salmagundi Club, Illinois Academy of Fine Arts, Pittsfield Art League (President 1935), Berkshire Business Men's Art League, North Shore Arts Association, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, New Haven Paint and Clay Club, Springfield Art League, and the American Artists Professional League. Blake exhibited throughout the country at many fine institutions including at the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Academy of Fine Arts (award, 1931), Allied Artists of America, Berkshire Museum, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts (award, 1939), Salmagundi Club (award, 1942), Philadelphia Art Alliance, and Syracuse University. Blake's work is represented in the permanent collections of the Illinois State Museum, Mechanics Institute of the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Mass. Blake taught painting at Williams College from 1937 to 1941 and at the Berkshire Museum from 1943 to 1953. He also taught at the Lenox Art Study Group, Lenox Library, Great Barrington Painting Class, Great Barrington High School, Crestalbal School for Girls, Junior League of Pittsfield, and Blake Studios Summer School.
  • Creator:
    Leo Blake (1887 - 1976, American)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1952-53
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.63 in (39.71 cm)Width: 19.63 in (49.87 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU184129906232

More From This Seller

View All
"Winter Landscape" Dale Bessire, Impressionist American Snowy Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Dale Bessire Winter Landscape Signed lower right Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches A founding member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association, Dale Bessire was a native of Indianapol...
Category

1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Winter Silence" Carl Wuermer, American Impressionism Quiet Snowy Landscape
By Carl Wuermer
Located in New York, NY
Carl Wuermer Winter Silence Signed lower left Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Known for serene, realistic landscapes, he was a widely exhibited painter who won numerous awards includi...
Category

1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Winter Scene, " George Gardner Symons, Snowy Hill Landscape, Pennsylvania
By George Gardner Symons
Located in New York, NY
George Gardner Symons (1863 - 1930) Winter Scene Oil on canvas 20 x 25 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Private Collection, St. Louis, Missouri William A. Karges Fine Art Gallery, Carmel, California Private Collection, Washington A landscape and marine artist, George Symons was one of America's more noted plein-air painters who combined styles of impressionism and realism. His works are cited for their energy and simplicity, and he often did panoramic views. He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1861, with the name of George Gardner Simon, but he changed his last name to Symons when he returned from study in England because of concern about anti-semitism. Not much is known about his early life. He first studied at the Chicago Art Institute where he became a close, life-long friend of William Wendt. They painted together in California and then in Cornwall, England in 1898. He also studied in Paris, and Munich and London, and joining a colony of artists at St. Ives, adopted the plein-air techniques of Julius Olsson, Adrian Stokes, and Rudolph Hellwag. He worked in Chicago as a commercial artist, and about 1903 returned to California with Wendt and built a studio in Laguna Beach and became active in western art societies including the California Art Club. He returned often, but maintained his primary studio...
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Winter Landscape with Stream" Carl Rudolph Krafft, Early 20th Century Landscape
By Carl Rudolph Krafft
Located in New York, NY
Carl Rudolph Krafft Winter Landscape with Stream Signed lower right and with thumbprint Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Carl Rudolph Krafft was born in 1884 in Reading, Ohio, and his ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Winter Landscape" Wilson Irvine, Atmospheric Impressionist Snowy Hills
Located in New York, NY
Wilson Irvine Winter Landscape Signed lower left Oil on canvas 24 x 27 inches A prolific Impressionist with a penchant for atmospheric scenes, Illinois native Wilson Irvine began h...
Category

1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Forest Snow" George Gardner Symons, Snowy Winter Landscape, Pennsylvania
By George Gardner Symons
Located in New York, NY
George Gardner Symons Forest Snow, circa 1920s Signed lower right Oil on canvas laid on board 30 x 36 inches Provenance Estate of Jean Stanton, Neenah, Wisconsin A landscape and m...
Category

1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

You May Also Like

Stream in Winter, Early 20th Century Snowy Landscape
By Martin Dumler
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene, small-scale early 20th century landscape of a stream in winter by Ohio artist Martin George Dumler (American, 1868-1958), c. early 1900's. The deep blue stream flows peacefully through white banks of snow, towards the distant trees depicted in loose, abstracted brushstrokes. Signed "M. G. Dumler" in the lower right corner. Presented in a gilded frame. Painting size: 10"H x 8"W. Still-life and Landscape painter and composer of liturgical music, born in Cincinnati (Hamilton). December 22, 1868. He was a pupil of Martin Rettig...
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard, Linen

Winter Stream Snow Scene Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Stream An oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a winter stream caught by the light. The image measures 16 x 20 and 21.5 x ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Winter Landscape Scene by American Impressionist Aldro Hibbard
Located in Rockport, MA
Hibbard, known for his love of winter landscapes, was a well-known American artist. The sunlight reflecting off the water adds warmth to the chilly scene, making the snow and ice spa...
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Winter Stream Oil Paint Landscape
By Lorenz E. Griffith
Located in Soquel, CA
Peaceful winter landscape of a calm stream winding through a snowy forest by Lorenz Griffith (American, 1889-1968). Signed "Lorenz Griffith" lower left. Titled "A Winter Stream - Virginia" and dated 1960 on verso. Presented in a giltwood frame. Image size: 23.25"H x 29"W. Lorenz E. Griffith was born in Indiana; he was active/lived in North Carolina, Florida, Indiana and many places across the United States. Lorenz Griffith is known for luminist landscapes and portraits. He was painted in the style of the Florida Highwaymen...
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Winter Creek, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Jonathan Van Brunt
Located in Yardley, PA
An acrylic painting done at Tanglewood Preserve in Lakeview, NY. I used the acrylic like watercolor but was able to add straight acrylic to capture the rich ultramarine blue of the running creek...
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Mid Century Landscape -- Sierra Mountains Snowy Stream
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous Sierra Mountains winter landscape of snowy stream in pastel tones by Verneda Mehringer (American, 1924-2015). Signed "Verneda" lower right. Unframed. Image, 18.25"H x 23.75"...
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil