Peach Tree

ClassificationsPaintings-oils

Artist Conrad Buff (American [b. Switzerland], 1886 - 1975)

Date1965

Made AtSwitzerland, Europe

MediumOil on board

DimensionsUnframed: 23 1/4 × 16 7/8 in. (59.1 × 42.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jack and Agnes Taylor

Object number2019.11.1

DescriptionPeach Tree is an oil on board painting by Conrad Buff apparently created in 1965 in Switzerland. Buff’s relative lack of formal artistic training made for a highly individualized style, although he was drawn to the same subject as other Californian impressionists. Buff’s individualistic style continued to develop as aesthetics evolved. His work in printmaking led him to include Pointillism in his mid- and late-century paintings, but a unique stylistic tool employed throughout Buff’s career can be seen in the lines painted over the grassy sections of the painting. Previously thought to be anonymous or unsigned, the signature is barely visible & slightly covered.

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