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Jane Peterson (American, 1876-1965) Street Scene, c. 1910-1918
Estimate: $15,000-$25,000
Passed
Live Auction
American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists
Size
24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.
Description
Jane Peterson

(American, 1876-1965)

Street Scene, c. 1910-1918

oil on canvas

signed JANE PETERSON (lower left)

24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.

Signature
signed JANE PETERSON (lower left)
Provenance
Provenance:Private Collection, Florida.Lot Note:Throughout her lengthy and prolific career, Jane Peterson remained free of dogmatic approaches to art, borrowing from various styles to piece together an aesthetic all her own. With its strong painterly quality, Street Scene is a remarkable example of her idiosyncratic manner. The work depicts a bustling moment captured through the use of two distinct methods. The blocks of bold color and simplified forms composing the lively scene are fiercely expressive, shifting the focus away from representational accuracy, instead distilling the dizzying emotions likely to be felt in the midst of this busy parade of horse-drawn carriages. On the other hand, the fast, broken brushwork that surrounds the ebullient tableau subtly conveys its transience. The painting, like a snapshot, insinuates how light and movement converged at this particular moment in time.