Louisiana School, 19th c

Louisiana School, 19th c ., "Landscape with Oak Tree", oil on board, unsigned, "W.E. Seebold" label en verso, partial "W.E. Seebold" label on frame, 9 1/4 in. x 12 1/4 in., framed. Note: The two works offered here, along with lot 527, showcase an identical style and methodology to paintings of the students of the “Bayou School”. Following in the footsteps of other 19th century Louisiana landscape painters, the unknow artist of these works likely participate in the plein air excursions of the time led by French-born painter, Richard Clague. Clague is credited as a founder of the landscape painting tradition in Louisiana, was a proponent of the French Barbizon schools teaching methods and brought that academic practice to the state. Artists such as William Henry Buck, Marshall Joseph Smith, Jr., and George David Coulon all honed their trade under the esteemed master Clague.