Theodore Earl Butler
Farmhouses in Autumn, Giverny, circa 1890s
Oil on canvas
21 1/4 x 25 1/2 inches
Signed "T.E. Butler" lower right
The present work by Theodore Earl Butler was rendered from the balcony of Hotel Baudy in Giverny. This expansive autumnal view of the region with farmhouses nestled together and haystacks...
The present work by Theodore Earl Butler was rendered from the balcony of Hotel Baudy in Giverny. This expansive autumnal view of the region with farmhouses nestled together and haystacks in the foreground signify the end of the harvest season. In the background the curtain of poplars is staged like a live theater.
More than likely, Butler was influenced by Paul Cezanne who, in the fall of 1894, stayed at Hotel Baudy and painted his "Giverny" from its balcony. Perhaps Cezanne even met Mary Cassatt on this same balcony, as it is known that they had met in this same month at Hotel Baudy.
This painting will be included in Patrick Bertrand's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of Theodore Earl Butler.
More than likely, Butler was influenced by Paul Cezanne who, in the fall of 1894, stayed at Hotel Baudy and painted his "Giverny" from its balcony. Perhaps Cezanne even met Mary Cassatt on this same balcony, as it is known that they had met in this same month at Hotel Baudy.
This painting will be included in Patrick Bertrand's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of Theodore Earl Butler.
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