William E. Freeman - also known as Bill Freeman (American, 1927-2012), oil on canvas, ca. mid 20th century CE. A stunning landscape painting depicting a mountain stream coursing through a canyon. Freeman's painting possesses an almost ethereal quality thanks to his dreamy palette of periwinkle blue, sky blue, mauve, lavender, sage green, yellow ochre, soft white, and warm beige and a style that demonstrates influences of Impressionism and Expressionism achieved via a sophisticated use of palette knife and brush. Freeman presents us with an optimal view of this tranquil scene of a mystical mountain range in the distance and the lush foliage and boulders of the canyon below. The canvas is set in a beautiful wooden frame painted in soft taupe hues with gold leaf interior borders. Size: 19.875" L x 24.125" W (50.5 cm x 61.3 cm); 29.3" L x 33.25" W (74.4 cm x 84.5 cm) including frame
Bill Freeman grew up in West Texas on a farm just outside of El Paso. Interestingly, he worked as a horse wrangler, fought forest fires for the U.S. Forest Service, and was a field researcher and guide for the Arizona Game and Fish Department for twelve years in Arizona, Wyoming, and New Mexico prior to becoming an artist. It was not until the age of thirty that Freeman decided to become an artist specializing in Western landscapes. Today he is considered a pioneer of Western art centered on such storied locales as Scottsdale, Arizona and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
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Condition
Painting is in excellent condition. Frame shows only slight wear to peripheries but is otherwise excellent and wired for suspension.