LOT 48:
David Ericson "Haystacks" Landscape Painting 1925
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David Ericson "Haystacks" Landscape Painting 1925
Axel David Ericson (Swedish/American, 1870-1946). Oil on board painting titled "Haystacks" depicting three large haystacks in a landscape, 1925. Signed and dated along the lower right.
Exhibition: Tweed Gallery, Duluth, September - October 1963.
Axel David Ericson, born in Sweden in 1870, became one of Duluth, Minnesota's most significant painters after immigrating there at a young age. Despite being self-taught, he gained recognition early in his career, winning a prize at the Minnesota State Fair in 1885 and studying at the Art Students League in New York City. Ericson's travels to Paris and study with James McNeill Whistler enriched his artistic style, which evolved from rustic farm scenes to sensitive figure painting and vibrant depictions of foreign landscapes. His work, characterized by its bucolic charm and French Impressionist influence, is represented in notable collections across Minnesota and beyond, solidifying his importance to the state's artistic heritage.
Sight; height: 10 in x width: 13 1/4 in. Framed; height: 14 1/2 in x width: 17 3/4 in x depth: 2 in.
Condition: The colors are bold and bright and the surface is stable. There are no major breaks, losses, or signs of restoration. Light wear along the extreme edges. Housed within a wooden frame; light wear to the frame. Not inspected out of frame. There is a hand-written note and metal plaque affixed the verso.

