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WILLIAM LESTER (1910-1992)Rushing River, 1941Oil

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:28,000.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD
WILLIAM LESTER (1910-1992)Rushing River, 1941Oil
<B>WILLIAM LESTER (1910-1992)</B></I><BR><I>Rushing River,</B></I> 1941<BR>Oil on masonite<BR>24in. x 32in.<BR>Signed and titled verso<BR><BR>A natural talent, William Lester studied art with Alexandre Hogue while he was still in high school. After his graduation from high school in 1929, he enrolled in the Dallas Art Institute under Olin Travis and Thomas Stell.<BR><BR>The early 1930s brought local and regional recognition for William Lester. In the mid-1930s to early 1940s, Lester gained national attention for his painting. It is in this early formative period that Lester produced his most desirable paintings. Three characteristics tend to define William Lester's best work: Regionalist style, surreal character, and expressionistic tone. This large-scale painting contains all three.<BR><BR>The subject of this painting is a Hill Country river at flood stage. The monumental rock forms and the movement of the rushing water are emphasized. The rocks seem chiseled rather than painted. The palette of the painting derived from the earthy colors of the Texas soil. Lester embraces the harshness of the land, distills it into its elemental forms, and turns the whole into a thing of desolate and awesome beauty.<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>Estate of William Lester<BR>Collection of James and Kimel Baker<BR><BR> <B>Condition Report:</B> Scattered inpainting over surface. No large losses, many small and scattered losses. Frame in excellent condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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