Collection of the University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. Gift of The Gimbel Brothers, Inc.
1959.GIMBEL.25
Early Morning in the Poconos
October 1 1947 (Date published)
1946 – 1947 (Date created)
1946 – 1947 (Date created)
Oil
Painting
Paintings
39.75 in W
x
35 in H
(Frame)
29.75 in W x 24.625 in H (Image)
29.75 in W x 24.625 in H (Image)
American
Fisherman in blue stream with gray rocky banks and blossoming green bushes, two horseback riders crossing small trestle bridge over fisherman.
"The trout fisherman is a familiar sight along Pennsylvania's well-stocked streams, and horseback riding is another popular sport in the extensive Pocono recreational area. In late Spring blossoming laurel, the State Flower, covers whole hillsides with flowering growth." (D. Grafty, "Pennsylvania as Artists See it: The Gimbel PA Art Collection", 1948)
For this picture, the artist rejects the traditional Western conventions of landscape painting. Instead of giving an illusion of depth and perspective, the artist renders the scene with a certain flatness. Nature is suggested here as a place of leisure. (Isabelle Chartier, "Shifting Ground", Fall 2017)
For this picture, the artist rejects the traditional Western conventions of landscape painting. Instead of giving an illusion of depth and perspective, the artist renders the scene with a certain flatness. Nature is suggested here as a place of leisure. (Isabelle Chartier, "Shifting Ground", Fall 2017)
In Collection
ca. 1959, University Art Gallery Gift of Mr. Steve Osterweis, President of Gimbel Brothers, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.
ca. 1946-1959, Gimbel Brothers, Inc.
ca. 1946-1959, Gimbel Brothers, Inc.
Catalog of October 1, 1947 (first publication of the paintings)
D. Grafty, "Pennsylvania as Artists See it: The Gimbel PA Art Collection", 1948
R. Gigler, "Pittsburgh's Man of Steel", Pittsburgh Press Roto, August 12, 1979.
O. Francis, "The Saga of Joe Magarac Steelman", Scribner's Magazine, nov. 1931.
Roy Kahn, "Real Pittsburgh: Just an Average Joe", Pittsburgh Magazine, nov. 1985, 17-18.
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Feb. 25, 1948
John Oliver La Gorce, "Artists Look At Pennsylvania", National Geographic Magazine
Catalogue from March 1959 when the collection was presented at the new University Student Union at Pitt (formerly Schenley Hotel).
D. Grafty, "Pennsylvania as Artists See it: The Gimbel PA Art Collection", 1948
R. Gigler, "Pittsburgh's Man of Steel", Pittsburgh Press Roto, August 12, 1979.
O. Francis, "The Saga of Joe Magarac Steelman", Scribner's Magazine, nov. 1931.
Roy Kahn, "Real Pittsburgh: Just an Average Joe", Pittsburgh Magazine, nov. 1985, 17-18.
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Feb. 25, 1948
John Oliver La Gorce, "Artists Look At Pennsylvania", National Geographic Magazine
Catalogue from March 1959 when the collection was presented at the new University Student Union at Pitt (formerly Schenley Hotel).
Please note that cataloging is ongoing and that some information may not be complete.
Corporate commissions
Poconos
Landscapes
Fishing
Poconos
Landscapes
Fishing