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 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

Bernard PartridgeOriginal 1915 'VTake Up The Sword Of Justice' antique poster Lusitania, 1915

$1,498

H 29.5 in W 20 in D 0.05 in

Original 1915 'VTake Up The Sword Of Justice' antique poster Lusitania

Located in Spokane, WA

Original "Take Up the Sword of Justice," antique poster from 1915. Archival linen backed in good condition, ready to frame. The poster was printed for the Parliamentary Recruiting...

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1910s Art Nouveau Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Lithograph

George Elbert BurrGeorge Elbert Burr 1924 Drawing – Storm over Arizona Desert Landscape, Southwest, 1924

$3,450

H 17 in W 20.25 in D 1 in

George Elbert Burr 1924 Drawing – Storm over Arizona Desert Landscape, Southwest

By George Elbert Burr

Located in Denver, CO

This rare 1924 colored pencil drawing by renowned American artist George Elbert Burr (1859–1939) beautifully captures the raw, untamed drama of the Arizona de...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Paper, Color Pencil

Alfred PellonOriginal Metz vintage lithographic vintage travel poster, c. 1906

$1,620

H 36 in W 34.75 in D 0.05 in

Original Metz vintage lithographic vintage travel poster

Located in Spokane, WA

Original vintage travel poster: METZ (France), artist: Alfred Pellon, signed A. Pellon. Size 34.75" x 36". Year: c 1906. Stone lithograph. ...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Lithograph

Robert LebsackLast Faint Ember - Abstract Figurative Black & White Mixed Media Romantic Art, 2024

$245

H 12 in W 9 in

Last Faint Ember - Abstract Figurative Black & White Mixed Media Romantic Art

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...

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2010s Surrealist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Pal (Jean de Paléologue)Original Cycles Clement Motocycles Belle Epoque vintage poster, c. 1895

$4,498

H 56 in W 4,225 in D 5 in

Original Cycles Clement Motocycles Belle Epoque vintage poster

By Pal (Jean de Paléologue)

Located in Spokane, WA

Original French poster: Cycles Clement Motocycles, La Plus Vaste Usine de Monde; artist: PAL, (Jean de Paléologue) 1860-1942, c. 1895 original stone lithograph; archival linen backe...

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1890s Art Nouveau Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Lithograph

Pal (Jean de Paléologue)"Fernand Clement & Cie" lithograph print poster by Pal (Jean de Paléologue), Circa 1895

$5,000

H 58 in W 42 in

"Fernand Clement & Cie" lithograph print poster by Pal (Jean de Paléologue)

By Pal (Jean de Paléologue)

Located in Boca Raton, FL

"Fernand Clément & Cie" framed lithograph poster by Pal (Jean de Paléologue.) Inscription on side reads Imp. Paul Dupont, 4 Rue du Bouloi, Paris. Recreation 84 Wannabe Affiche, Ltd. ...

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1890s Art Nouveau Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Lithograph

A. QuendrayOriginal "Brasserie Schneider" vintage French poster art nouveau, c. 1900

$718Sale Price|20% Off

H 32.25 in W 23.25 in D 0.05 in

Original "Brasserie Schneider" vintage French poster art nouveau

Located in Spokane, WA

Original “Brasserie Schneider” horizontal vintage poster. Professional archival linen backed in very good to excellent condition. Art no...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Lithograph

Eliseo Meifrén RoigBarcelona Spain pencil drawing, c.1930

$456Sale Price|24% Off

H 3.55 in W 4.73 in

Barcelona Spain pencil drawing

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Eliseo Meifren Roig (1859-1940) - Barcelona - Pencil drawing Drawing measurements 9x12 cm. Frame measurements 22x25 cm.

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1930s Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Pencil, Color Pencil

William Jack LaycoxMarket Street, San Francisco, c.1960

$1,400

H 24.75 in W 30.75 in D 0.85 in

Market Street, San Francisco

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Market Street, San Francisco" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist William Jack Laycox, 1921-1984. It is signed at he lower right corner by...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Edward Henry Potthast Art

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Watercolor

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

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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