Charles Krutch (Tennessee, 1849-1934) East Tennessee watercolor on paper painting depicting a verdant mountain landscape with a sparsely leaved evergreen tree and rocky terrain visible in the foreground under a hazy sky. Scene likely depicts the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Signed "Krutch" in red lower left. Inscribed en verso of paper "Mr. A. M. Ogden". Label for University Book Store Art Department, Lawrence, Kansas affixed en verso. Retains original giltwood frame with foliate decoration, housed under glass. Sight: 9 3/4" H x 6" W. Framed: 12 1/2" H x 9" W. Biography (Courtesy Knoxville Museum of Art): Krutch is regarded as one of East Tennessee's first painters to specialize in scenes of the Smoky Mountains. Krutch earned the nickname "Corot of the South" for his soft, atmospheric watercolor and oil paintings of the mountain range that served as his sole focus.

CONDITION: Painting in overall very good condition. Slight toning to edges.