Lot 189: Will Henry Stevens Pastel Landscape

Will Henry Stevens (American, 1881-1949) pastel on paper painting depicting a cluster of buildings rising from amid mountains, likely the Appalachian or Blue Ridge Mountains, on a bright clear day. Signed “Stevens” lower right. Matted and framed under plexiglass in a narrow silvered wood frame. Old Asheville, NC framing label en verso. Sight: 19 /8 in. x 15 3/8 in. Frame: 27 in. H x 23 in. W. Biography: Will Henry Stevens is considered part of the second generation of American modernists. He produced both regional realist and abstract works. Born in Indiana, he studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy and the Art Students League in New York, and under Jonas Lie and Dearing Perrine. He eventually moved to New Orleans to teach at the Sophie Newcomb College of Art (now Tulane University). During the summers, he painted in the mountains of Western North Carolina near Murphy, and in Gatlinburg in Eastern Tennessee. A retrospective of his work was held at the Asheville Art Museum in North Carolina in 1967. His work can also be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the MFA Boston, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hunter Museum of American Art, the Morris Museum of Art, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

CONDITION: The lower edge of the sheet protrudes slightly over the mat, indicating a tiny tear at each lower side’s far edge. Otherwise excellent condition. Not examined out of frame.