Bidspirit auction | Dewitt Boutelle (1820-1884) American

Dewitt Boutelle (1820-1884) American - Dewitt Clinton Boutelle (1820-1884) Oil on panel, signed lower right ”D.W.C Boutelle” piece measures 16 x 12 and 20 x 16 inches w/frame. Piece comes from a Boston art collection. Hudson River School painter Dewitt Clinton Boutelle, who was most likely named after New York mayor DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), was largely a self-taught and itinerant landscape and portrait painter. He was born in scenic Troy, New York, and later lived in New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. By the time Boutelle turned twenty, his paintings were celebrated, particularly his views of Niagara Falls, and shown at the National Academy of Design, where he was elected an Associate in 1851, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Brooklyn Art Association, the Boston Athenaeum, the Washington Art Association and the American Art-Union. He was influenced early in his life by prominent artists Thomas Cole and Asher Durand, and actually created a full-sized copy of Cole’s “Voyage of Life” series in 1863. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.