1950s Johann Berthelsen Still Life Pansies Painting Modernist, Framed

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Beautiful still life of Pansies by Johann Berthelsen (1883-1972)

Johann Berthelsen's paintings of New York City are his signature works. … Read more Beautiful still life of Pansies by Johann Berthelsen (1883-1972)

Johann Berthelsen's paintings of New York City are his signature works. The combination of bright colors of urban life with flickering snowfall and the city's massive architecture are tremendously successful examples of the genre. Initially, Berthelsen established his artistic reputation with his work in pastels, but having achieved success as a pastelist, he then turned his attention to oils.

The fundamentals of drawing were necessary in order to discover a technique appropriate to working in oil, and Berthelsen used a heavy impasto to render his city and park snow scenes. Working with small canvases, he found inspiration in New York's Central Park, rendering this setting most effectively in its seasonal transformations. He painted similar scenes of Chicago.

Berthelsen was also drawn to floral still lifes and these works depict a post impressionist painting style. This painting in particular highlights the purple and yellow tones of spring time basket of pansies.

THe painting is in its original frame. This painting is oil on board.

Memberships:
Salmagundi Club
American Watercolor Society
Allied American Artists

Collections:
Sembrich Memorial Museum, Lake George, NY
Terre Haute Museum, Indiana
Wake Forest College, North Carolina See less