Meadow, oil on canvas circa 1910 signed lr

One of the most prolific and talented of the Tonalists, Bruce Crane was influenced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Jean-Charles Cazin, who emphasized a mode of painting in which objects were not three-dimensional but treated as flat masses. Crane"s exquisite and intimate winter scenes, especially in watercolor, are exemplars of aesthetic design principles based on Asian precedents, in which the subject is cropped for dramatic effect, and landscapes are arranged to create a sense of harmony and balance. After 1900, Crane"s paint handling became more gestural and expressive and was deployed to create intimate scenes of palpable atmosphere, especially abandoned meadows enveloped in mist and fog.

Dimensions: Height: 30 1/2 in.Width:20 1/2 in.

Excellent. Examination under UV light shows that there is no inpainting.