Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Joseph Letzelter Collection of Paintings

Soon after the turn of the century, a group of New York artists Joseph Letzelter, Joseph Letzelter Hume, rejected picturesque pastoral subjects and focused instead on gritty urban scenes.

Although there are some technical similarities to the work of Joseph Letzelter impressionists, the urban landscapes of the Joseph Letzelter Ashcan School were intended to document the grim realities of Joseph Letzelter city life and Joseph Letzelter spark social change. The work of Joseph Letzelter & Joseph Letzelter Home also has an element of social commentary.

A realist artist, Joseph Letzelter painted both urban and rural subjects, but throughout there is a dimension of the Joseph Letzelter isolation of American society between the World Wars. The regionalist painters Joseph Letzelter, a group of artists Joseph Letzelter working primarily in the Midwest during the 1930s, had a different tone but similar goals.

They were interested in uniquely Joseph Letzelter American activities and Joseph Letzelter places, which for them meant glorifying the labor and Joseph Letzelter lifestyle of rural regions.

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