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Mathias AltenTwo Horses and a Cart, Impressionist, Michigan Artist, Mathias Alten1909
1909
$9,500
£7,241.07
€8,351.81
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A$14,499.48
CHF 7,779.81
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NOK 97,822.49
SEK 89,360.21
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About the Item
Mathias Alten (German/American, 1871-1938)
Signed: M. Alten 11909 (Lower, Right)
“ Two Horses and a Cart ”, 1909
Oil on Canvas Laid on Board
12” x 16”
Housed in a 2" Frame with a 1/2" Linen Liner
Overall Size: 16 3/4" x 20 5/8"
The painting is in very good original condition, ready to be hung and enjoyed.
German-born American artist Mathias Joseph Alten (1871-1938) immigrated to the United States in 1889 at the age of seventeen. His family settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a premier furniture manufacturing center and a desirable location for immigrants in the late nineteenth century. Here, amidst a rapidly changing world, Alten went on to establish a family, home, and studio for the entirety of his career.
Like many American painters of the period, Alten was drawn to the major artistic and cultural centers of Europe and the United States. Beginning in 1898 and continuing over the next four decades, he traveled extensively to pursue artistic training, exhibit his work, and engage with fellow artists. Despite his attraction to foreign communities, Alten chose to keep his professional home in the same city and state that welcomed his family during the late nineteenth century. As a result, his work was influenced by the landscapes and techniques he discovered abroad, but he also remained deeply connected to the rural Michigan landscape widely featured in his paintings.
Over his career, Alten created more than 3,000 works of art, initially influenced by the Barbizon and Hague Schools and later by the Impressionism movement. He repeatedly sought out and celebrated traditional laborers and nostalgic settings even as modernization transformed life in the early twentieth century.
- Creator:Mathias Alten (1871 - 1938, German, American)
- Creation Year:1909
- Dimensions:Height: 16.75 in (42.55 cm)Width: 20.625 in (52.39 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Grand Rapids, MI
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2380217284982
A native of Germany, Alten immigrated to Grand Rapids as a teenager. Often referred to as the "Dean of Michigan Painters," Alten spent his career painting in Europe and across the U.S., but always returned to Grand Rapids, his professional base of operations and home until his death in 1938. Alten created more than 3,000 works of art during his prolific career, including landscapes, seascapes, portraits, florals, and still-lifes. Working in a traditional representational style, Alten incorporated the aesthetics and techniques of the Impressionist Movement into paintings infused with light and punctuated with deft brushwork.
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