© Estate of Edward Willis Redfield
Country Life,
ca. 1926
Edward Willis Redfield, 1869–1965; born Bridgeville, DE; died Centre Bridge, PA
2024-537
Redfield was a founder and mainstay of the Pennsylvania Impressionists, a group of mostly landscape artists active during the first half of the twentieth century in and around the Bucks County town of New Hope. Country Life, painted at the height of Redfield’s career, depicts the Delaware River looking toward New Jersey from Point Pleasant, a hamlet north of New Hope, where the artist kept a second studio. From there he set out in all seasons to produce ambitious plein air paintings in his signature style of bold, vigorous brushwork and sophisticated color harmonies. Although Redfield is renowned for his portrayal of winter landscapes, the freshness of the artist’s approach seems especially apt for this springtime scene. The painting is distinguished by its custom-made frame designed by Bernard Badura (1896—1986), a New Hope artist and craftsman who supplied many of the Pennsylvania Impressionists with frames sympathetic to their typically vigorous work.
Information
Title
Country Life
Dates
ca. 1926
Maker
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
80 × 100.3 cm (31 1/2 × 39 1/2 in.)
frame: 103 × 123 × 8.9 cm (40 9/16 × 48 7/16 × 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Anne C. Sherrerd, Graduate Class of 1987, in memory of William D. and Mary Eva M. Sherrerd; William D. Sherrerd, Jr., Class of 1925, and Isabel F. Sherrerd; and John J.F. Sherrerd, Class of 1952, and Kathleen C. Sherrerd
Object Number
2024-537
Place Made
North America, United States
Signatures
Signed, lower right: E.W. Redfield
Culture
Type
Mary Eva Moore Sherred and William D. Sherrerd, Haddonfield (NJ), BY 1927; inherited by Mr. and Mrs. William D. Sherrerd Jr., Bryn Mawr (PA), by ca. 1960; inherited by Mr. and Mrs. John J. F. Sherrerd, Bryn Mawr (PA), by 1987; Estate of Mr. John J. F. Sherrerd, Bryn Mawr (PA), 2008; inherited by Anne C. Sherrerd, Riverside (CT), 2011; donated to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2024.
