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In this scene, Monet’s influence is evident in the loose brushstrokes as well as in Butler’s color palette and subject. Monet painted numerous scenes of the meadow on the way to Limetz, a location he likely brought Butler and his stepdaughters to paint en plein air.
Exhibition History“Americans in France,” Madron Gallery, Chicago, IL, September 22-October 31, 2011.
ProvenanceEstate of the Artist;
James P. Butler, his son;
Private collection, Europe;
Private collection, USA;
Madron Gallery, Chicago.
Artist
Theodore Earl Butler
(American, 1861 - 1936)
On the Way to Limetz, Giverny (La Chaussee de Limetz)
Datec. 1920
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsSight: 23 1/8 × 25 1/4 in. (58.7 × 64.1 cm)
Object numberN0011.2024
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust.
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextButler arrived in Giverny in the spring of 1888, after spending four years studying under Carolus Duran. He became a key figure in the American Colony at Giverny and was one of the few Americans Claude Monet befriended. In 1892 Butler married Monet’s stepdaughter Suzanne Hoschedé, they had two children together. After Suzanne’s death in 1899 her sister, Marthe stepped in to help raise the kids. Marthe and Butler married in 1900. In this scene, Monet’s influence is evident in the loose brushstrokes as well as in Butler’s color palette and subject. Monet painted numerous scenes of the meadow on the way to Limetz, a location he likely brought Butler and his stepdaughters to paint en plein air.
Exhibition History“Americans in France,” Madron Gallery, Chicago, IL, September 22-October 31, 2011.
ProvenanceEstate of the Artist;
James P. Butler, his son;
Private collection, Europe;
Private collection, USA;
Madron Gallery, Chicago.
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