William Sommer (1867-1949) Oil Painting, Brandywine Winter Landscape

Lot description

Framed oil on panel painting, "Red Roof and Snow Walk/ Brandywine Winter," signed in ink lower right Wm. Sommer (William Sommer, Ohio/ Michigan, 1867-1949), titled in pencil on back stretcher, central title plaque with alternative title, retaining Gallery at Land's End, San Diego, California stamp verso, accompanied by Richard Seldon’s typescript eulogy for William Sommer, panel intact with two stable splits, added wood straping/stabilization vero, sight: approx 15 1/8"h, 18 3/8"w, overall: approx 20"h, 23"w, 6.5lbs  Provenance: From a fine Austin estate. Consignor obtained this piece from the estate of her parents in La Jolla, California. Prior, this piece was gifted to her father from his friend and client, Joseph M. Erdelac (Ohio, 1915-2005), the foremost collector of William Sommer's works. American painter Richard Sedlon (Ohio, 1900-1992) praised Mr. Erdelac in Sommer's eulogy, writing, "The art world owes a debt of gratitude to this art patron for bringing to light the inner voice of the artist's soul for posterity." Artworks from the Joseph M. Erdelac Collection can be found in prominent institutions such as the Cleveland Museum of Art, Princeton University, and the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.  This lot is accompanied by Richard Seldon's eulogy transcript for William Sommer