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William Louis Sonntag Sr. 1
Autumn Landscape

$48,000
£36,468.15
€41,909.56
CA$67,421.89
A$73,387.03
CHF 38,885.16
MX$882,590.02
NOK 494,414.87
SEK 453,076.53
DKK 313,061.89

About the Item

A wonderful Autumn landscape likely of the Hudson River Valley by the revered American artist William Louis Sonntag (1822-1900). Sonntag was born near Pittsburgh, PA and moved to Cincinnati, OH in the 1840’s to study art. He studied for a brief time with G. Frankenstein at the Cincinnati Academy of Fine Art and his idealized paintings of American wilderness and visionary paintings of imagined European ruins were commercially successful. He traveled twice to Europe in the 1850’s to improve his skills, eventually settling in New York City. He joined the National Academy of Design, where he exhibited his works for forty years. His mature works identify him with the Hudson River School of landscape painters. A romantic and naturalistic painter of his surroundings, Sonntag also created idealized paintings of Roman ruins, recalling his European trips of earlier years. Sonntag was an Associate (1860) and Academician (1861) at the National Academy of Design, and a member of the American Watercolor Society, Artists Fund Society, and the American Art Union. His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Peabody Institute, Berkshire Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Chrysler Museum, The Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Vassar College Art Gallery, Cincinnati Art Museum, and more. This Sonntag painting was on loan and exhibited at the Currier Museum in Manchester, NH for ten years. Oil on canvas, signed lower left, and housed in an exceptional giltwood frame. Dimensions: 20 in H x 36 in W, actual; 34.5 in H x 50.5 in W x 4 in D. Ref: 12969
  • Creator:
    William Louis Sonntag Sr. 1 (1822 - 1900, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34.5 in (87.63 cm)Width: 50.5 in (128.27 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Very good overall condition, with minimal imperfections. Please contact us directly for a full condition report before purchasing.
  • Gallery Location:
    Milford, NH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 98381stDibs: LU931313279082

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