Artist Paul A. Seifert (1840 - 1921)

Wisconsin Farm Scene

Date1875-1885

DimensionsFramed: 19 1/4 × 31 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (48.9 × 79.1 × 4.1 cm) Sight: 15 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (39.4 × 69.2 cm)

Object numberN0332.1961

Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark

Photograph by Richard Walker

Label TextSeifert was a German-born artist who emigrated to Gotham, Wisconsin in 1867 and earned a living raising fruits, vegetables, and flowers. In the late 1870s he began to supplement his income by painting scenes of neighboring farms and homes in a precise, meticulous style. In many cases, Seifert helped plan tree plantings and gardens for the farms he painted. The unidentified owner of this farm was one of many southwestern Wisconsin farmers who, by the 1880s, had cleared their land and erected permanent buildings and were eager for images reflecting their accomplishments.
Exhibition History“American Folk Painters of Three Centuries,” Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, February 26, 1980 – May 13, 1980.

"Wisconsin in Watercolor: Farmscapes of Paul Seifert," Wisonsin Historical Society, Madison, WI, March 24, 2014 - September 15, 2014.

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