Charles P. Appel Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting, Early 20th Century

Item Details

Charles P. Appel (New Jersey/New York, 1857 – 1928)
Untitled (tonalist landscape), early 20th century
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to the lower left

Born in New York, Charles Appel is known for his dark landcapes in Tonalist and Impressionistic styles. Appel became a pupil of Francis Luis Mora and William Merritt Chase at the New York School of Art and of Frank Vincent DuMond at The Art Students League. Even still, a great influence on his artistic style may have come specifically from the artist, George Inness. He became a member of the Salmagundi Club, New York City, 1906. Appel’s work is featured in the collections of the L.A. County Museum of Art, the Montclair Art Museum, and more.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- scattered in-painting; craquelure throughout; varnish inconsistencies; stretcher abrasions; canvas is wax relined; canvas is misaligned in frame; dust and accretions present to painting and frame; abrasions to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight measures 15.75" W x 11.75" H.

Item #

ITMGO07556