Pastel

1926

including frame

12 in

15 in

Albert Krehbiel 1873-1945 Bridgekeeper's House, July 21, 1926 1926 | pastel on hand laid paper Painter Albert Krehbiel was a Midwestern artist by birth, training, and choice of subjects. Born in low, raised in Kansas, he graduated from Bethel College in Indiana in 1895. He later studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and left for Paris in 1903 after winning a travel scholarship to the Academie Julian. Krehbiel returned home to become an instructor at the Art Institute for thirty-nine years, while also teaching at the Armour Institute from 1913 until his death. For a number of years, the artist maintained a home in Saugatuck, where beginning in 1926, he taught at the Ox-Bow Summer School of Painting. Stylistically, he began as a traditional academic and moved from Impressionism to Abstraction. This pastel depicts the bridge crossing the Kalamazoo River looking towards Douglas. It is dated in pencil "July-21-26" the year he first began his work at Ox-Bow. Lane Art Collection

2023 auction description: July 21,1926 Pastel of home and dock on river between Saugatuck & Douglass by Albert Krehbiel (1873-1945). Marked with name & date. Approx. 12"x15" OA; 8"x10" SS. Piece has not been removed from frame for examination. Part of a Saugatuck/Douglas Art Collection.