A Nocturne of the Past

Details

RICHARD LORENZ (1858-1915)
A Nocturne of the Past
signed 'R. Lorenz.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted by 1906.

Provenance

Private collection, Roanoke, Virginia.
Private collection, Florida, acquired from the above, circa 2015.
By descent to the present owner.

Literature

E.E. Beard, "The Recent Exhibition of the Minnesota State Art Society," International Studio, vol. XXVIII, March-June 1906, pp. CXIV, CXVII, illustrated.

Exhibited

Milwaukee, Minnesota, Minnesota State Art Society, Third Annual Exhibition, April 7-21, 1906, no. 67.

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Lot Essay

Following the present work's exhibition at the Minnesota State Art Society in 1906, Emma E. Beard wrote: "Decidedly, the most original composition from a Western artist was that of Richard Lorenz...It is a vivid picture of animal life and leaves a strong impression of the poetry and primeval wildness of the passing age of the prairie, now, like the buffaloes, becoming a mere memory." (International Studio, vol. XXVIII, March-June 1906, p. CXVII)

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