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William Lester StevensRockport Artist William Lester Stevens "Old Apple Tree" Landscape Painting
$9,500
£7,228.11
€8,328.25
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CHF 7,760.96
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NOK 97,836.05
SEK 89,212.92
DKK 62,223.17
About the Item
Painting Size (unframed): 24" × 29"
Framed Size: 31" × 36"
Signed Lower Right
This evocative landscape by William Lester Stevens captures the quiet poetry of rural New England through the commanding presence of an old apple tree in bloom. Painted with confident, expressive brushwork and a luminous, harmonized palette, Old Apple Tree reflects Stevens’ modernist sensibility balanced with a deep reverence for nature.
The composition leads the viewer down a gently winding path framed by flowering trees and soft, rolling hills, creating a sense of movement and tranquility. Stevens’ mastery of light and color is evident in the atmospheric sky and dappled shadows, hallmarks of his mature period. The painting exemplifies his ability to translate traditional landscape subjects into a modern visual language.
An exceptional example of early-to-mid 20th-century American landscape painting, this work would be a distinguished addition to any fine art or modernist collection.
- Creator:William Lester Stevens (1888 - 1969, American)
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Rockport, MA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2222217455902
William Lester Stevens
William Lester Stevens was born in Rockport, Massachusetts, in 1888. He first studied with Parker Perkins and then attended the Boston Museum School as a student of William Tarbell, Frank Benson, Philip Hale and William Paxton. Stevens taught at Princeton and Boston Universities and by 1964, had won more awards than any other living artist. Stevens, along with his friend Aldro Hibbard, was instrumental in organizing the Rockport Art Association in 1921. Stevens was also a member of the Boston School and opposed to the abstraction of art. He became well known for his landscapes, views of everyday life and portraits. Stevens died in 1969.
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