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Spending most of his life in France, Frieseke came to be one of the most influential members of the Giverny art colony, as well as one of the leading American impressionists. He is most recognized for his depictions of female subjects, both indoors and outdoors, and his oeuvre is lauded for studying the various effects of dappled sunlight. In Luxembourg Gardens – Study, Frieseke pushes the colorfully dressed figures to the midground, emphasizing the spots of light in the open foreground.
ProvenanceEdith Frieseke Givens, sister of the artist, Los Angeles, California
Herman Frieseke, half-brother of above, Los Angeles, California, by 1930
Kenneth J. Thomas, Los Angeles, California, by 1935
By descent in the family, until 1994
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New York, 1993-1994
Clarke Galleries, Stowe, Vermont, 1995
Mark LaSalle Fine Art, Albany, New York
Private collection, New England
Sale, Christie’s, New York, New York, September 12, 2007, lot 42
Private collection, New Jersey
Private collection, New York, New York
Artist
Frederick Carl Frieseke
(American, 1874 - 1939)
Luxembourg Gardens---Sketch
Datec. 1901
MediumOil on board
DimensionsSight: 7 × 9 3/16 in. (17.8 × 23.3 cm)
Object numberN0012.2024(02)
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextIn September 1897, Frieseke set sail for France to enroll in the Académie Julian with Jean-Joseph Benjamin Constant and Jean-Paul Laurens. While in Paris, Frieseke came under the influence of James McNeill Whistler, although he may have studied no more than a week with him at the Académie Carmen. The influence of Whistler is found in Frieseke’s focus on flattened shapes, juxtaposed patterns, and surface design to create harmonious arrangements, or “art for art’s sake.”Spending most of his life in France, Frieseke came to be one of the most influential members of the Giverny art colony, as well as one of the leading American impressionists. He is most recognized for his depictions of female subjects, both indoors and outdoors, and his oeuvre is lauded for studying the various effects of dappled sunlight. In Luxembourg Gardens – Study, Frieseke pushes the colorfully dressed figures to the midground, emphasizing the spots of light in the open foreground.
ProvenanceEdith Frieseke Givens, sister of the artist, Los Angeles, California
Herman Frieseke, half-brother of above, Los Angeles, California, by 1930
Kenneth J. Thomas, Los Angeles, California, by 1935
By descent in the family, until 1994
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New York, 1993-1994
Clarke Galleries, Stowe, Vermont, 1995
Mark LaSalle Fine Art, Albany, New York
Private collection, New England
Sale, Christie’s, New York, New York, September 12, 2007, lot 42
Private collection, New Jersey
Private collection, New York, New York
On View
On viewc. 1926
1920
