Bidspirit auction | Ada Wolfe ”Old Road” Painting

Ada Wolfe ”Old Road” Painting 1940 - Ada Augusta Wolfe (American, 1878-1945). Oil on canvas laid board titled ”Old Road, ” 1940. Depicting a verdant landscape. Signed along the lower left. Signed, titled, and dated along the verso. Lot Essay: Ada Augusta Wolfe, born in Oakland, California in 1878, moved to Minneapolis at 11 and studied at the Minneapolis School of Art and the Art Students League in New York under notable artists like William Merritt Chase and Frank Vincent DuMond. Her work, influenced by painters like Rembrandt and Cezanne, won awards, including first prize at the Minnesota State Fair in 1914 for ”Sails on Lake Minnetonka.” Wolfe's artistic philosophy emphasized freedom and rebellion against commercialism. She taught art in Minneapolis and is featured in the book ”Pioneer Modernists - Minnesota's First Generation of Women Artists” alongside other prominent Minnesota artists including: Wanda Gag, Frances Greenman, Clara Mairs, Alice Hugy, Elsa Laubach Jemne, Evelyn Raymond, and Jo Lutz Rollins. Unframed; height: 11 in x width: 14 in. Framed; height: 14 1/4 in x width: 17 in x depth: 1 1/2 in. Condition: The colors are bold and bright. There are no major losses. There are signs of inpainting and restoration that fluoresce under UV light, primarily along the sky and the tree along the right edge. Housed within a wooden frame, not under glass or plexiglass. Light wear to the frame. Not inspected out of frame. Soiling to the verso.