Surprising and long overdue, this is the first monograph on a major American Impressionist and Post-Impressionist, one who recorded his travels, his family, and the joys of life with luscious color and exuberant sensibility. The founder of the Silvermine Guild, a successful teacher, illustrator, and master of ceramic and graphic art, Bernhard Gutmann received serious critical acclaim during his lifetime, and his work was shown in major exhibitions and museums. But since his death in 1936 his work has gone unnoticed, ...
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Surprising and long overdue, this is the first monograph on a major American Impressionist and Post-Impressionist, one who recorded his travels, his family, and the joys of life with luscious color and exuberant sensibility. The founder of the Silvermine Guild, a successful teacher, illustrator, and master of ceramic and graphic art, Bernhard Gutmann received serious critical acclaim during his lifetime, and his work was shown in major exhibitions and museums. But since his death in 1936 his work has gone unnoticed, largely because he did not need to sell his art. His works remained in the family rather than going to the collectors, museums, and galleries that would have introduced him to a general audience. Born in 1869 and educated in Germany, Gutmann arrived in the United Stated at the age of 23. From modest immigrant beginnings--he moved to Virginia to work as an electrician--he rose to be the first superintendent of drawing in the Lynchburg public schools. After his marriage to Bertha Goldman, granddaughter of the founder of the investment banking firm Goldman Sachs, he was free to concentrate on his art alone. Described during his "rediscovery" in 1988 as "an American Gauguin," Gutmann had a great influence on American regional art: he organized the still functioning Lynchburg Art Club in Virginia and later assisted in the foundation of the thriving Silvermine Guild of Artists in New Canaan, Connecticut.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1558596119. In VG+ DJ (in protector); Blue cloth hardcover. Color and B&W illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Life and work of American painter; Square 4to (10.39 X 0.97 X 11.36 inches); 192 pages.
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VG/VG. Navy cloth boards w/ color illustrated DJ. 200 pp. 52 bw, 101 color plates. An exploration into the life and work of German-born American artist Bernhard Gutmann. Produced by DeVille Galleries, Los Angeles, CA. With preface by William H. Gerdts, seven-page chronology, 8 pages of notes for the text, bibliography, and index. Sumptuous color plates throughout and many bw ones, too. Contents as follows: Preface /; William H. Gerdts--; Introduction: The Two Natures of Bernhard Gutmann--; 1.; Becoming an Artist--; 2.; Gutmann and Gutmann: New York and Paris--; 3.; Turning Point: Silvermine--; 4.; The Wander Years--; 5.; The Final Journey. "A Major Impressionist and Post-Impressionist, Bernhard Gutmann (1869-1936) recorded his travels and the joys of family life in paintings distinguished by luscious color and an exuberant sensibility. He was not only a painter who received serious critical acclaim during his lifetime but also a beloved teacher, a successful illustrator, and a master of ceramic and graphic art. In addition, Gutmann had a great influence on American regional art: he organized the still-thriving Lynchburg Art Club in Virginia and later helped establish the influential Silvermine Guild of Artists in New Canaan, Connecticut."--BOOK JACKET. "Born and educated in Germany, Gutmann arrived in the United States at the age of twenty-three. From modest beginnings-he emigrated to Virginia to work as an electrician-he quickly rose to become the first superintendent of drawing in the Lynchburg public schools. After moving to New York and marrying Bertha Goldman, granddaughter of the founder of the investment banking firm Goldman Sachs, he was financially secure and free to concentrate on his art alone. The last decades of his life were spent in Connecticut, where he raised his family, and in traveling to Europe with his wife and daughters."--BOOK JACKET. "Because Gutmann had no need to sell his art, it remained with his family rather than going to the galleries, auction houses, and museums that would have kept it in the public eye. His work therefore was little known from his death until his "rediscovery" in 1988, when Gutmann was lauded as "an American Gauguin." Percy North's authoritative text-interwoven with private journals and letters as well as reviews and other period commentary-captures the spirit and the skill of this charming and extremely gifted artist. Gutmann's affectionate and incisive portraits, his foreign genre scenes and landscapes, and his tranquil still lifes are lavishly reproduced in this handsome volume, which will enchant all those who finally have the pleasure of discovering Gutmann's work."--Jacket.
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