Edward Henry Potthast Art

American, 1857-1927

Edward Henry Potthast was born in Cincinnati in 1857, the son of a German cabinetmaker. Along with contemporaries Frank Duveneck and John Henry Twachtman, Potthast eventually became one of the most significant artists to emerge from the burgeoning art milieu of Cincinnati during the nineteenth century. Potthast received his early art training at the McMicken School of Design in Cincinnati while supporting himself as a lithographer and illustrator. In the fall of 1882, he traveled to Antwerp in the company of fellow artists Joseph Henry Sharp and Charles Haider. After a brief period of instruction in the studio of Charles Veriat, he went on to Munich. During the next three years he studied under Nicolas Gysis, Ludwig von Loefftz and possibly, Carl Marr. Returning to Cincinnati in 1885, he resumed work as a lithographer and took evening classes at the Cincinnati Museum Association. He went to Europe again in 1887 and for the next few years divided his time between Munich and Paris. In 1889 or 1890, he visited Grez. Although he had concentrated on figure painting while in Munich, a meeting with the American Impressionist painters Robert Vonnoh and Roderick O'Conor in Grez, prompted him to turn to landscape subjects and a lighter, more colorful palette. Potthast returned to Cincinnati around 1892, where he continued to work as a lithographer. In 1896, he moved to New York City, free-lancing for such popular magazines as Scribner's and Century and painting in his spare time. He soon became a lively figure in New York art circles, exhibiting and receiving numerous awards and prizes at the National Academy of Design, the Society of American Artists and the American Water Color Society. After developing a steady clientele for his paintings (he had dealers in Chicago and Cincinnati as well as New York), he was able to give up his work as a lithographer entirely. Potthast was the first Cincinnati-based artist to work in the Impressionist mode. Although he continued to paint landscapes throughout his career, after his move to New York, he became renowned for his optimistic, sun-drenched beach scenes in which he combined the vivid colors of Impressionism with the strong brushwork of the Munich School. Among his favorite sites were Coney Island and Rockaway Beach, both readily accessible from New York City. He also took frequent trips along the New England coast, stopping frequently at Ogunquit, Maine. His other painting locales included the Grand Canyon and the Canadian Rockies, where he sought in search of new sketching material.

Artist: Edward Henry Potthast

Edward Henry PotthastWading, Impressionist Oil on Board Painting, Late 19th Century, Signed

$285,000

Wading, Impressionist Oil on Board Painting, Late 19th Century, Signed

By Edward Henry Potthast

Located in New York, NY

EDWARD HENRY POTTHAST (American, 1857-1927) Wading oil on board signed E. Potthast, l.l. 11 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (18 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.) Provenance: Traxel Art Galleries, Cincinnati,...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Oil, Board

Edward Henry Potthast“Girl in water”

$3,500

“Girl in water”

By Edward Henry Potthast

Located in Warren, NJ

Edward Potthast (1857-1927) Pastel on paper painting signed. In good condition measures 26x23.

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19th Century Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Pastel

Edward Henry PotthastThe Century Magazine, 1896

$1,200

The Century Magazine

By Edward Henry Potthast

Located in Fairlawn, OH

After Edward Henry Potthast The Century Magazine Chromolithograph, July 7, 1896 Printed by W.B. Orcutt Co., NY Note: This image won an honorable mention in a poster contest sponsored...

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1890s Art Nouveau Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Lithograph

Edward Henry PotthastGIRL WADING

$8,500

GIRL WADING

By Edward Henry Potthast

Located in Portland, ME

Potthast, Edward H. GIRL WADING. Colored pencil drawing on paper, not dated. Signed recto, lower right "E. Potthast," lower right, and inscribed "Holiday Greetings" and signed "Edw. ...

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Color Pencil

Edward Henry PotthastThe Century Magazine, 1896

$1,200

The Century Magazine

By Edward Henry Potthast

Located in Fairlawn, OH

After Edward Henry Potthast The Century Magazine Chromolithograph, July 7, 1896 Printed by W.B. Orcutt Co., NY Note: This image won an honorable mention in a poster contest sponsored...

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1890s Art Nouveau Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Lithograph

Edward Henry PotthastBrother Lazarus, 1899

$9,500

Brother Lazarus

By Edward Henry Potthast

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Charcoal and Ink Wash on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Left Published in Century Magazine, July 1899 Vol 58, pg. 361. Article. "Brother Sims' Mistake". Title: "Brother Lazar...

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1890s Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink

Jules ChéretOriginal "Saxoleine Petrole Surete" vintage stone lithograph 1900, 1900

$3,519Sale Price|20% Off

H 49.25 in W 24.75 in D 0.05 in

Original "Saxoleine Petrole Surete" vintage stone lithograph 1900

By Jules Chéret

Located in Spokane, WA

Original Saxoleine Petrole de Surete, artist Jules Cheret. Linen-backed turn-of-the-century original stone lithograph poster advertising Saxoleine, a lamp oil. The glow from this l...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Lithograph

Adolph Ancker"Arquebusiers En Manoeuvre", After Marchetti, 1888

$2,850

H 20.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in

"Arquebusiers En Manoeuvre", After Marchetti

Located in Soquel, CA

Figurative landscape of four infantrymen in formation with their long arquebus guns by Adolphe Ancker (Dutch, 19th Century), after Marchetti. Signed and dated "Adolph Ancker 1888" lo...

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1880s American Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Henrietta Dunn Mears“Bermuda Coast” Henrietta Dunn Mears American Impressionist Oil on Board Signed, 20th Century

$1,950

H 19.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in

“Bermuda Coast” Henrietta Dunn Mears American Impressionist Oil on Board Signed

By Henrietta Dunn Mears

Located in Yardley, PA

A vibrant Bermuda seascape depicting the rocky shoreline with turquoise waters breaking against sunlit boulders beneath a sweeping tree. Mears uses bold, textured brushstrokes and a ...

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20th Century American Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Oil, Board

Ernst LouizorErnst Louizor ( 1938-2011 ) oil painting on board, Circa 1960

$1,619

H 20.87 in W 24.81 in D 1.19 in

Ernst Louizor ( 1938-2011 ) oil painting on board

By Ernst Louizor

Located in Hoddesdon, GB

Ernst Louizor (1938-2011) a beautiful oil painting on board. This vibrant artwork depicts a bustling village scene, elegantly mounted in its original carved wooden frame from Haiti. ...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Oil, Board

Manuel Isidor Valle MicolauSpanish landscape oil on board painting Spain painter, c.1925

$447Sale Price|52% Off

H 4.53 in W 7.49 in

Spanish landscape oil on board painting Spain painter

By Manuel Isidor Valle Micolau

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Manuel Isidor Valle Micolau (1874-1959) - Spanish landscape - Oil on board Oil mesures 11.5x19 cm. Frame measures 22x28 cm. Photographer and artist from Lleida trained at the "Círcu...

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1920s Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Board, Oil

Josep Marfa GuarroEuropean Urbanscape and River Oil Painting on Cardboard, 22x30 cm, c.1990

$541Sale Price|23% Off

H 8.67 in W 11.82 in

European Urbanscape and River Oil Painting on Cardboard, 22x30 cm

By Josep Marfa Guarro

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Frameless. Josep Marfa Guarro (1928-2014) Josep Marfa Guarro was a Catalan painter specialized in landscape painting. Among Josep Marfa Guarro's work are numerous watercolors and ...

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1980s Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Cardboard, Oil

Joaquin Terruella MatillaFlamenco Dance Oil on Board Painting, Impressionist, 35x39 cm, Framed, c.1920

$1,059Sale Price|43% Off

H 13.78 in W 15.36 in

Flamenco Dance Oil on Board Painting, Impressionist, 35x39 cm, Framed

By Joaquin Terruella Matilla

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Joaquin Terruella Matilla (1891-1957) - Flamenco - Oil board Oil measures 35x39 cm. Frame measures 40x44 cm. Joaquim Terruella Matilla (1891 - 1957) Joaquim Terruella Matilla, neph...

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1920s Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Oil, Board

Josep Marfa GuarroBarcelona Urban Landscape Oil Painting, Impressionist, 1990s, c.1995

$400Sale Price|32% Off

H 9.06 in W 11.03 in

Barcelona Urban Landscape Oil Painting, Impressionist, 1990s

By Josep Marfa Guarro

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Josep Marfa Guarro (1928-2014) Barcelona Spain Oil Oil on canvas glued to cardboard. Oil measures 23x28 cm. Frameless. Josep Marfa Guarro (1928-2014) Josep Marfa Guarro was a Cata...

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1990s Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Will Howe Foote“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” American Impressionist Portrait Lyme, Circa 1930

$9,500

H 25.5 in W 21.5 in D 2 in

“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” American Impressionist Portrait Lyme

By Will Howe Foote

Located in Yardley, PA

“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” by Will Howe Foote (American, 1874-1965) A fantastic portrait of a young Jamaican woman set against a vibrant palm frond, painted by the re...

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1930s American Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Oil, Board

Robert HenriPortrait of a resting young lady (Marjorie Organ), c. 1907

$2,400

H 10.38 in W 7.5 in

Portrait of a resting young lady (Marjorie Organ)

By Robert Henri

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Portrait of a resting young lady (Marjorie Organ) Black chalk on paper. c. 1907 signed in ink by Henri's nephew, John C. LeClair, the executor of the Henri estate "Robert Henri JLC" Note: The sitter for this portrait is depicted in two drawings of similar size, illustrated in Chapellier Galleries Inc., Robert Henri 1865-1929, 1976, nos. 15 & 16. Please see the attached photo of Marjorie Organ, Henri's second wife Condition: Excellent Image/Sheet size: 10 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches Provenance: Estate of the Artist John C. LeClair, Estate Adminitrator Private Collection, Pawling, New York Biography Robert Henri was born Robert Henry Cozad in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 24, 1865, the son of a professional gambler and real estate developer. The family lived in Nebraska and Colorado, but fled east when the father shot and killed a rancher over a land dispute and was indicted for manslaughter. They changed their last name because of the ensuing scandal and eventually settled in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the early 1880s. In 1886 Henri enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he studied under Thomas Anshutz, Thomas Hovenden...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Graphite

Antoni Llobet AracilCatalan Landscape with Masia oil on board painting spain spanish eupean art, c.1930

$1,412Sale Price|20% Off

H 13 in W 16.15 in

Catalan Landscape with Masia oil on board painting spain spanish eupean art

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Artist: Antoni Llobet Aracil (Barcelona, 1910 - 1983) Title: Catalan Landscape with Masia Technique: Oil on board Dimensions: 13 x 16.1 in Support: Board Framing: Unframed Period: 19...

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1930s Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Oil, Board

Harry Leslie Hoffman“An Orange Sale - Savannah, 1914” Georgia Impressionist African American Oil, 1914

$17,500

H 15.5 in W 17.5 in D 1.25 in

“An Orange Sale - Savannah, 1914” Georgia Impressionist African American Oil

By Harry Leslie Hoffman

Located in Yardley, PA

A wonderfully vivid view of a Savannah fruit market by Harry Leslie Hoffman, dating to his 1914 trip to the city. Hoffman paints the figures with remarkable confidence and sets them...

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1910s American Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Oil, Board

Previously Available Items

Edward Henry PotthastRocks & Surf

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H 23.75 in W 27.75 in D 2.25 in

Rocks & Surf

By Edward Henry Potthast

Located in Milford, NH

A fine impressionist marine coastal oil painting by American artist Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927). Potthast was born in Cincinnati, OH and studied at the McMicken School of Desig...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Canvas, Oil

Edward Henry PotthastBreaking Wave

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H 18.5 in W 22.63 in D 2.25 in

Breaking Wave

By Edward Henry Potthast

Located in Milford, NH

A fine marine coastal painting by American artist Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927). Potthast was born in Cincinnati, OH and studied at the McMicken School of Design and at the Cincinnati Academy. He spent a brief time in Europe before becoming established in his native city as a lithographer and illustrator. He moved to New York City and eventually divided his time between illustrations for ‘Harper's and Scribner's magazines, but later gave up illustration for full time fine art. He is well known for his shorescapes, genre paintings and illustrations. Oil on panel, signed lower left, titled on front artist placard "Breaking Wave...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Oil, Panel

Edward Henry PotthastHauling Nets, Gloucester, 23000

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H 21.13 in W 14.25 in

Hauling Nets, Gloucester

By Edward Henry Potthast

Located in New York, NY

Signed lower left: E. Potthast

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20th Century American Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

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