Object Record
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Metadata
Artist |
Edzard, Dietz |
Title |
LE GATEAU DE FETE |
Date |
1950 |
Medium |
oil on canvas board |
Place of Origin |
Germany |
Culture |
German / French |
Object ID |
1978.52 |
Collection |
Modern Art (1900-1970) |
Object Name |
Painting |
Credit line |
Gift of Mrs. Randall Hanna |
Didactic Information |
Born in Bremen, Germany, Dietz Edzard rejected the commercial apprenticeship tradition and dedicated himself totally to painting. Working a short time at the Karlsruhe Fine Art Academy in Germany, he soon moved to France where he would become part of the lively artistic culture burgeoning there. Considered a Post-Impressionist, he made frequent trips to paint in Holland and the south of France, where he was attracted to the qualities of light. Dietz primarily painted country landscapes and riversides, often populated with young ladies in summer dresses, but he also painted portraits for American patrons. While Edzard created many paintings that expressed the angst of two world wars, Le Gateau de Fete reveals a more lighthearted approach taken by Edzard after World War II, when he began to paint floral still lifes such as this. While he worked in a traditional style, five of his paintings were deemed "degenerate art" and destroyed by the Nazi regime. October 2016 |