Winter Day, 1928

Provenance

Collection of John F. Triepel (1899–1985)

Estate of Sidonie (Triepel) Williams, Buffalo, New York

Sale, Cottone Auctions, Geneseo, New York, March 27, 2025, from above

Exhibited

(Possibly) Paintings by Karl A. Buehr, Francis Chapin, Arthur B. Davies, J. Theodore Johnson, John A. Seplman, Paul Trebilcock, Charles Wilovsky and Carl Wuermer, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, June 25–October 1, 1928

National Academy of Design, New York, New York, Winter Exhibition, 1928 (awarded J. Francis Murphy Memorial Prize)

THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS: Traveling Exhibitions: Engagements from February to June, 1929, College of Industrial Arts, Denton, Texas, February 11–25, 1929; San Antonio Art League, San Antonio, Texas, March 15–30, 1929; Sam Houston State Teachers College, Huntsville, Texas, April 1–14, 1929; Galveston Art Lague, Galveston, Texas, April 15–30, 1929

O’ Brien Art Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, Exhibitions of Paintings by Carl Wuermer, October 26–November 7, 1931

Literature

Paintings by Karl A. Buehr, Francis Chapin, Arthur B. Davies, J. Theodore Johnson, John A. Seplman, Paul Trebilcock, Charles Wilovsky and Carl Wuermer (Illinois: Art Institute of Chicago, 1928), 99, no. 19

The Annual Exhibition Records of the National Academy of Design, 1901–1950 (Connecticut: Sound View Press, 1990), no. 213

Chicago Evening Post (Illinois: Chicago Evening Post, 1928), August 14, 1928

Note

Winter Day exemplifies Wuermer’s exceptional talent in handling complex perspectives, praised specifically by R. A. Lennon in the Chicago Evening Post on August 14th, 1928, as “a very cleverly handled perspective,” providing “a contrast to the general quiet tone of other landscapes.”

This outstanding work was awarded the prestigious J. Francis Murphy Memorial Prize at the National Academy of Design, New York, in 1928, further solidifying his artistic excellence. Winter Day was prominently exhibited across notable venues, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Academy of Design’s Winter Exhibition, the American Federation of Arts, and various esteemed galleries throughout Texas and Illinois, underscoring the painting’s widespread acclaim and lasting significance within American landscape painting.