Levi Wells Prentice
Autumn Reflections
c. 1890

Name: Autumn Reflections
Brand: Levi Wells Prentice
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Levi Wells Prentice (1851–1935) Autumn Reflections Oil on canvas, 8 x 12 in. Framed dimensions: 14 ½ x 18 ½ in. Signed lower left: L.W. Prentice Provenance: private collection, New Jersey; Godel & Co., New York; private collection, New York, 2003 to the present Levi Wells Prentice spent his childhood in upstate New York, surrounded by the beauty of the mountainous region. Around 1870, he began his career painting the picturesque mountains, lakes, and woodlands of the Adirondacks, which were then populated with a growing number of tourists and outdoor sport enthusiasts. Not long after, Prentice was praised in an edition of E. R. Wallace’s Guide to the Adirondacks, as a “promising young artist,” which in turn created popular appeal and interest in his paintings. A self-taught artist who never traveled abroad, Prentice was removed from mainstream artistic developments. Consequently, his painting style is quite distinct and unique in late-nineteenth-century American art. He emulated the earlier Hudson River School painters in subject and composition, yet his clearly defined, bold forms often resemble folk art styles. While living and working in Syracuse, Prentice made four excursions into the Adirondack Mountains. During his travels he made oil studies in sketchbooks and on single pieces of paper, which he used as templates for the canvas paintings later he executed in his studio. Prentice used these sketches throughout his career, and painted over seventy landscapes between 1871 and 1890. Autumn Reflections is an excellent example of the crisp, fresh quality that Prentice could achieve in landscape painting. He painstakingly depicted the reflections of the landscape and rowboat on the lake. His signature stylized trees dot the hillside, and the two small houses in the middle ground lend a certain domesticity to the scene. In 1884 Prentice and his wife moved to Brooklyn, where a strong and close-knit art community was developing. Prentice became affiliated with the Brooklyn Art Association, which encouraged artists to work and live together. Through this organization, Prentice joined his peers William Mason Brown and Joseph Decker, who were pursuing the popular trend of still-life painting. From this time on, Prentice focused on painting still lifes. His still lifes retain the clear forms and vibrant color palette of his landscapes.

Details

Creator
Levi Wells Prentice (1851-1935, American)
Creation Year
c. 1890
Dimensions
Height: 8 in. (20.32 cm)Width: 12 in. (30.48 cm)
Medium
Oil
Movement & Style
Hudson River School
Period
Late 19th Century
Condition
Gallery Location
Bedford, NY
Reference Number
1stDibs: LU53938234742
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