Temple Woods 1882
maxweyl
minneapolisinstituteofart
painting, plein-air, oil-paint, oil-on-canvas
painting
impressionism
impressionist painting style
plein-air
oil-paint
landscape
impressionist landscape
earthy tone
carved
hudson-river-school
united-states
oil-on-canvas
realism
Max Weyl's "Temple Woods" (1882) is a captivating landscape painting depicting a sun-dappled forest path. The artist, known for his meticulous detail and masterful handling of light, portrays a serene woodland scene. The painting's muted palette and realistic brushwork evoke a sense of tranquility and intimacy, inviting the viewer to immerse themselves in the natural world. This oil on canvas, now housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, stands as a testament to the artist's talent and the timeless beauty of nature.
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Born in Muhlen-am-Neckar, Germany, Weyl began his working life as a watchmaker's apprentice. After immigrating to the United States, he set up shop in Washington, D.C. and in his off-hours began painting still-lifes. He finally gathered the courage to exhibit his paintings in his shop window in the early 1870s and soon they came to the notice of a customer, Samuel Kauffmann (publisher of the Evening Star and the president of the Board for the Corcoran Gallery of Art), who became a steady patron. Purchases by Mrs. Grover Cleveland and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson eventually placed the artist's works in the White House. Buoyed by the sale of his paintings, he went to Europe in 1879, where he came under the influence of the French Barbizon painters. He subsequently became know as the "American Daubigny." Much of his subject matter centered on the environs of Washington, D.C., such as the Potomac River marshes and the Rock Creek Valley. The location of the present image, however, is not certain.
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