Painting
Seifert Painting
| Elevated view of farm. |
| Image ID: | 80432 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1885 |
| Creator Name: | Seifert, Paul |
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| Collection Name: | WHS Museum Collection |
| Genre: | Painting |
| Original Format Type: | paintings |
| Original Format Number: | Museum |
| Original Dimensions: | 24 x 15 inches |
| The artist, Paul Seifert, was born in 1840 in Dresden and arrived in Gotham, Wisconsin in 1866. He studied engineering at the University of Leipzig, and in Wisconsin he worked as a skilled craftsman, taxidermist, and eventually as a painter. It was the latter skill that made him famous long after his death. Seifert made numerous watercolor landscape paintings of area farms and towns and sold them for between $2.50 and $5. An exact number is not known but it is likely to be over 100. Seifert's works are characterized by clean and ordered renderings incorporating many detailed elements, and his style resembles the famous "Grandma Moses" folk paintings. He utilized ink and straight edges for details such as houses, buildings, and fences, and he used softer colors and the brush to portray the diverse natural and agricultural landscapes of the Sauk County area. |
| Fields (Agriculture) |
| Harvesting |
| Hay |
| Hops |
| Livestock |
| Cows and Cattle |
| Horses |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Farmhouses |
| Hills |
| Farm buildings |
| Farms |
| Fences |
| Men |
| Women |
| Wagons |
| Farmers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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