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Forest Scene

Object number2014.119.1

Artist George Hetzel (1826 - 1899)

Date1890

MediumCanvas/Paint/Wood/Metal//Nylon/Paper/Ink/Adhesive/Graphite

Credit LineGift of Ellen Bonar Wilt

DescriptionFramed oil painting of a color landscape scene of a wooded area.Dimensions19.375 x 28.25 x 2.125 in. (49.2 x 71.8 x 5.4 cm)
SignedArtist's signature painted in the bottom left corner "Geo. Hetzel. / 1890."
InscriptionsHandwritten in graphite on the back of the foamcore at center "M14059f" and along right side "James Bonar".

Rectangular off-white adhesive-backed paper label on the back of the frame on the left side has typewritten black text "Painting, American Loan A 167 / Hetzel / Forest Scene".
Historical NotesThis wood scene oil painting was painted by George Hetzel, who is best known for founding the Scalp Level School painters. He was born in France in 1826, and moved to Pittsburgh as young child. Growing up he was apprenticed to a painter and was employed painting riverboats, cafes, and saloon interiors. In 1847, Hetzel returned to Europe to attend the Dusseldorf Academy in Germany, and study still-life, portraits, and landscapes painting. It was a fishing trip in 1866 that brought him to Scalp Level near Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He encouraged his painter friends to join him there and to paint en plein air. From that point on, Hetzel made regular trips to Scalp Level to sketch and paint. He was the only Pittsburgh artist represented at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. Hetzel also taught classes at the Pittsburgh School of Design for Women. He died in Pittsburgh in 1899.

Previous owner James Bonar (1864 - 1942)

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