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A classic work in the Impressionist manner, Frederick Carl Frieseke's Cherry Blossoms is a magnificent example of the artist's mature style. Executed circa 1914, during one of the most prominent points of the artist's career, Frieseke had the comfort of a solid reputation that "had been well established through an impressive series of honors which came early and steadily." (M.M. Domit, Frederick Frieseke, 1874-1939, Savannah, Georgia, 1974, p. 10)
Although he lived in Giverny, France in the early years of the twentieth century, Frieseke never considered himself a French Impressionist. He declared: "I am not an expatriate. I often return to the states, and I look forward to finally locating there. I stay on here because I am more free to and there are not the Puritanical restrictions which prevail in America... I can paint a nude in my own garden or down by the fish pond and not be run out of town." (Frederick Frieseke, 1874-1939, p. 10)
Indeed, the artist's nudes are among the finest expressions of American Impressionism. Moussa M. Domit notes: "Frieseke's real and most consistent interest from the beginning seems to have been in painting the nude or draped figure, especially 'in sunshine' or in dappled shade of trees, or under an umbrella but also in the delicate light of indoors. Clearly his reputation in Europe was mainly as a painter of nudes. German and Italian, as well as French, critical interest centered on this aspect of his work, and writers were unanimous in praising his skills." (Frederick Frieseke, 1874-1939, p. 12)
This painting will be inlcuded in the forthcoming catalogue raisonn of Frieseke's work being compiled by Nicholas Kilmer, the artist's grandson.
Although he lived in Giverny, France in the early years of the twentieth century, Frieseke never considered himself a French Impressionist. He declared: "I am not an expatriate. I often return to the states, and I look forward to finally locating there. I stay on here because I am more free to and there are not the Puritanical restrictions which prevail in America... I can paint a nude in my own garden or down by the fish pond and not be run out of town." (Frederick Frieseke, 1874-1939, p. 10)
Indeed, the artist's nudes are among the finest expressions of American Impressionism. Moussa M. Domit notes: "Frieseke's real and most consistent interest from the beginning seems to have been in painting the nude or draped figure, especially 'in sunshine' or in dappled shade of trees, or under an umbrella but also in the delicate light of indoors. Clearly his reputation in Europe was mainly as a painter of nudes. German and Italian, as well as French, critical interest centered on this aspect of his work, and writers were unanimous in praising his skills." (Frederick Frieseke, 1874-1939, p. 12)
This painting will be inlcuded in the forthcoming catalogue raisonn of Frieseke's work being compiled by Nicholas Kilmer, the artist's grandson.