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    THEODORE EARL BUTLER (American, 1861-1936). Femme de L' Artiste, 1908. Oil on canvas. 29 x 23-1/2 inches (73.7 x 59.7 cm...

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    • Fine Art - Painting, American, THEODORE EARL BUTLER (American, 1861-1936). Femme de L' Artiste, 1908. Oil on canvas. 29 x 23-1/2 inches (73.7 x 59.7 cm...
    • Fine Art - Painting, American, THEODORE EARL BUTLER (American, 1861-1936). Femme de L' Artiste, 1908. Oil on canvas. 29 x 23-1/2 inches (73.7 x 59.7 cm...
    • Fine Art - Painting, American, THEODORE EARL BUTLER (American, 1861-1936). Femme de L' Artiste, 1908. Oil on canvas. 29 x 23-1/2 inches (73.7 x 59.7 cm...
    Fine Art - Painting, American, THEODORE EARL BUTLER (American, 1861-1936). Femme de L' Artiste, 1908. Oil on canvas. 29 x 23-1/2 inches (73.7 x 59.7 cm... Fine Art - Painting, American, THEODORE EARL BUTLER (American, 1861-1936). Femme de L' Artiste, 1908. Oil on canvas. 29 x 23-1/2 inches (73.7 x 59.7 cm... Fine Art - Painting, American, THEODORE EARL BUTLER (American, 1861-1936). Femme de L' Artiste, 1908. Oil on canvas. 29 x 23-1/2 inches (73.7 x 59.7 cm... View More >
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    THEODORE EARL BUTLER (American, 1861-1936)
    Femme de L' Artiste, 1908
    Oil on canvas
    29 x 23-1/2 inches (73.7 x 59.7 cm)
    Signed and dated lower right: T.E. Butler '08

    PROVENANCE:
    Hammer Galleries, New York City (label verso);
    Waddington Galleries, Montréal.

    NOTE:
    This painting will be included in Patrick Bertrand's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's works.

    Claude Monet and the artists' colony at Giverny helped transform Ohio native Theodore Butler into a premiere Post-Impressionist painter. He studied at the Art Students League in New York and at the Académies Julian and Colarossi in Paris before traveling to Giverny in 1888. At Giverny, Butler crafted his own style, combining Impressionist color and brushwork with Post-Impressionist abstracted, flattened forms and an emphasis on patterning. Such elements, in addition to the favorite Nabis subject of a figure in an intimate interior, characterize Femme de l'artiste, a portrait of Butler's second wife Marthe Hoschedé, Monet's stepdaughter and the sister of Butler's first wife, Suzanne Hoschedé. Butler married Marthe in 1900 and depicted her here in their house at Giverny.

    By the 1910s, Butler was producing landscapes with more vivid Fauve-like color. During this later period, he also particiated in the 1913 Armory Show in Chicago and helped organize the Society of Independent Artists with John Sloan. Today his works can be seen at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; El Paso Museum of Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Oklahoma City Museum of Art; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; and Phoenix Art Museum.

    More information about THEODORE EARL BUTLER, also known as Butler, Theodore Earl, Butler, Theodore, Butler, Theodore E., Theodore Earl Butler.

    Condition Report*: Light craquelure visible throughout; two minor spots on the left extreme edge; 4-inch light linear line of pin point in-painting on the bottom middle edge. Framed Dimensions 39 X 33.5 Inches
    *Heritage Auctions strives to provide as much information as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Statements regarding the condition of objects are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Heritage. Some condition issues may not be noted in the condition report but are apparent in the provided photos which are considered part of the condition report. Please note that we do not de-frame lots estimated at $1,000 or less and may not be able to provide additional details for lots valued under $500. Heritage does not guarantee the condition of frames and shall not be liable for any damage/scratches to frames, glass/acrylic coverings, original boxes, display accessories, or art that has slipped in frames. All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms & Conditions of Auction.

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    Auction Dates
    May, 2012
    15th Tuesday
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