Description: GORGEOUS ANTIQUE INDIANA PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS BY ACCLAIMED IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER WILLIAM ARNOLD EDYEN JR. (American 1893-1982) THIS WORK DEPICTS A WONDERFUL SERENE INDIANA LANDSCAPE DURING THE FALL SEASON. BEAUTIFUL SCULPTED SYCAMORE TREES IN AUTUMN ADORNED WITH BRIGHT GOLDEN LEAVES AND FOLIAGE DIVIDED BY AN UNPAVED ROAD AND PATHWAY. SIMPLY AMAZING. A FLAWLESS SENSE OF VALUE, WILLIAM EDYEN JR IS REVERED FOR HIS INNATE ABILITY TO APPLY ARBITRARILY CHOSEN COLORS BRINGING TO LIGHT THE IMAGES IN HIS MIND’S EYE. OVER 300 EXHIBITIONS AND AUCTION RECORDS WORLDWIDE. SIGNED BY W EDYEN JR IN THE LOWER LEFTHAND CORNER. IT DATES AROUND THE 1940s. GOOD OVERALL CONDITION. MILD WEAR AND PAINT LOSS TO THE FRAME, AS SHOWN. IT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM ITS BEAUTY IN ANY WAY. PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. DIMENSIONS INCLUDING THE FRAME: 33” W x 27” H DIMENSIONS WITHOUT THE FRAME: 27.5” W x 21.5” H William Arnold Eyden, Jr. (1893 - 1982) was active/lived in Indiana, New York. William Eyden Jr is known for Tree landscape, city views, and portrait painting, teaching. William Arnold Eyden Jr. was born on 25 February 1893 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. He was unmarried in 1920 and 1930 living with his mother in Richmond, self employed as an artist. William Eyden Jr. gave his brother as his contact for his WWII draft registration so he may not have married. At that time William was residing in Indianapolis, IN self employed as an artist at 201 Pennway Building. William Eyden Jr. studied with his father and with Theodore Steele, John Bundy, Daniel Garber, William Chase, and Charles Hawthorne. He also studied at the Art Student's League in New York City. Eyden reportedly lived in New York City and Asheville, North Carolina at various times. One claim has been found that indicates Eyden maintained a gallery in New York for a decade or more but this has not been confirmed. He was a painter in oils and watercolors and became prominent among the second generation of Richmond painters. Eyden was a member of numerous local and state artist organizations. He exhibited at several venues in Indiana and won numerous prizes. Eyden was a vital art teacher and lecturer in Indiana and taught at Ball State Teacher's College, Indiana University, and in public schools. He is best known for his Indiana landscapes, particularly those including beech trees. He also created New York cityscapes. He is mentioned in Who Was Who in American Art and Davenport's Art Reference and Price Guide. Eyden was very prolific. William Arnold Eyden Jr. died on 16 September 1982 in Indianapolis, IN.
Price: 3500 USD
Location: Pasadena, California
End Time: 2024-11-14T17:36:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 55 USD
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Artist: William Arnold Edyen Jr
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: W Edyen Jr
Size: Large
Signed: Yes
Material: Canvas
Item Length: 33 in
Region of Origin: Indiana, USA
Framing: Framed
Subject: Landscape
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1940
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 27 in
Style: Impressionism
Theme: Art, Old Plein Air Landscape
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: East Coast Impressionism
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 33 in
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
