153 Lowdermilk, Wayne - To One Who Has Been Long in City Pent, 'Tis Very Sweet to Look into the Fair and

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This item SOLD at 2018 Jan 19 @ 15:37UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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To One Who Has Been Long in City Pent, 'Tis Very Sweet to Look into the Fair and Open Face of Heaven
Artist: Lowdermilk, WayneDate of Birth: 1911-1964
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 20 x 28
Signed: Signed lower left
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Frame/Outer Dim: 28 x 36
Colorado artist Wayne Lowdermilk revered Albert Bierstadt. Lowdermilk 50 years old when he sold his first painting. He was beginning to enjoy an artistic career when a heart attack took his life at 53. His last painting,” To one who has been long in city pent/’Tis very sweet to look into the fair/And open face of heaven,” whose theme is taken from a John Keats poem is a poignant testament to his deep hues and soaring spaces.
This lot is illustrated in The Story of Leanin' Tree on page 91. A copy of the Leanin’ Tree greeting card that features this art work will accompany this lot.