William Henry Dethlef Koerner

Man Running with Dog - No Thorough Fare, Golden Age of Illustration

Circa 1930 - 1940

Saturday Evening Post interior illustration Signed lower right

This stunning work features Mr. Dumond's trademark green. Trout Rock Signed lower left: F. V. Dumond Titled on stretcher with artist's estate stamp: Trout Rock From a Texas Estate. Of all Frank Vincent DuMond's landscapes, "Trout Rock" of the 1930s brings together the core principles he practiced and professed as a painter and teacher for over half a century. Besides radiating a timeless beauty of nature, the painting promotes the idea that embodies the principles of dignity, universal truth - that art gives meaning to life. To DuMond, the scene evokes man’s connection to nature, spirituality, and inner peace. It is masterfully composed and brilliantly painted. Hidden in the verdant embrace of Nova Scotia's rustic landscape. A single figure emerges more as a shape than a specific individual. At first, we are not sure what he is doing. On closer inspection. We see the faint indication of a fishing pole and the splash of his fishing lure. He's a fly fisherman. Although small in size, DuMond’s compositional devices of diagonals and pyramid shapes lead the viewer's eye to him. The scene is composed of a series of interconnected shapes and forms. DuMond was an advocate of “Massing” or reducing pictorial elements to a simplified state and then adding detail if required. “Trees have individuality and character as well as characteristic patterns derived from species… They must be seen first as patterns in groups in the landscape, then also as individuals within the mass.” As a teacher he encouraged his students to “ squint” at a scene to break it down to the basics. "Trout Rock’s” color scheme also reflects DuMond’s signature color theory. He invented a palette loosely called the “Gold to Violet principle”, where the artist would lay down paint on glass, like a color chart in prismatic progression of color, light to dark, and unsaturated to saturated. We see subtle indications of this in "Trout Rock’s meticulous paint application that draws equally from Impressionism and Pointillism, heightened by his seductive signature greens that have an inner light. Move close to the paint surface, and whole sections are composed of tiny dots and dashes that blend optically, creating vibrant depth and luminosity. Frank Vincent DuMond is a historic figure in American art and art education who taught at the Art Students League for over 60 years. Among his students were Norman Rockwell, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Marin, and my father, Milton Funk. Frank Vincent DuMond was an artist, illustrator, and painter, mostly of the Tonalist school...

Daniel Content painted in the grand tradition of the Golden Age of Illustration, in the style of Dean Cornwell, N.C. Wyeth, J.C Leyendecker ...

A somewhat similar Cornwell featuring a strong woman at the center of a the composition just sold at Christie's for $164,000. In this work we also see a strong woman at the center of the composition. Here she surrounded by men. More than 20 beautifully rendered post-impressionist portraits in character, define Dean Cornwell as one of America's great artists. In his time, he was a famous as Norman Rockwell and was Norman Rockwell's favorite illustrator. "One thing puzzled Dirty Dan extremely. That was the perfectly frank, friendly manner in which his employer and this outcast woman greeted each other, the earnestness with which they conversed, and the effect of the woman's low-spoken words upon the color of Hector McKaye's face." Morris Weiss collection...

Paul Charles Chocarne-Moreau French, 1855-1931 Man Walking with His Dog Oil on canvas 13 by 18 in, w/ frame 18 ½ by 23 ½ in Signed lower left Inventory Number: 01651 Chocarne-More...

Heading Up Trail William Henry Dethlef Koerner (German, American, 1878-1938) Oil on Canvas Board Signed Lower Left 26 x 30 inches 35.25 x 30.75 inches with frame William Henry Dethl...

Returning from the General Store William Henry Dethlef Koerner (German, American, 1878-1938) Oil on Panel Signed Lower Right 24 x 30 inches 27 x 33 inches with frame William Henry D...

Technical details of the painting - Title: "The Vagabond and His Dog" - Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell - Technique: Oil on panel ...