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THBOgden M. Pleissner (1905-1983), Le Cran Serré - Moisie River
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Ogden M. Pleissner (1905-1983)
Le Cran Serré - Moisie River
signed "Pleissner" lower right
watercolor, 18 by 28 in.
titled on back
"The beauty and grandeur on all sides, especially through the gorge, where perpendicular cliffs press close to each other on both sides and force the river into a deep and narrow raceway." - Edward Weeks, author of "The Moise Salmon Club," writing about his first visit to Le Cran Serré
Ogden Minton Pleissner was born in Brooklyn, New York, and studied figure painting and portraiture with Frank DuMond (1865-1951) and Frederick J. Boston (1855-1932) at the Art Students League of New York. Despite growing up in the city, Pleissner was attracted to the outdoors and, as a teen, he visited dude ranches in Wyoming, where he sketched from life. Pleissner wanted to be classified primarily as a landscape painter, who also loved to hunt and fish. His subjects range from the landscapes of Europe to salmon fishing in Quebec, and his style is informed by the classical traditions. In 1932, one of Pleissner's paintings was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, making him the youngest artist in their collection. Throughout the 1930s and 40s, as a member of the Salmagundi Club, Pleissner frequently won club prizes in the annual shows and gained special note from Howard Devree, art critic for "The New York Times." Pleissner's art is included in more than thirty public collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His art hangs in the offices of the Pentagon, West Point, and the Air Force Academy.
In his monograph on Pleissner, Peter Bergh writes, "Great sporting artists are great artists who know the habits of wild creatures and have committed to memory every detail of habitat... [They] have experienced the thrill of an Atlantic salmon."
This crisp, bright watercolor, depicts fly fishing for Atlantic salmon at Le Cran Serré, one of the most famous pools on the renowned Moisie River. Bill Taylor, president of The Atlantic Salmon Federation, explains, "Pleissner was a regular guest at the Moise Salmon Club. The Moise is one of the world's great salmon rivers and the Cran Serré is one of the river's greatest pools."
Provenance: Malcolm Stratford, commissioned from the artist
Peggy Powers Stratford, by descent
Bob Powers, by descent
Peggy Powers Bille, by descent
Private Collection, ConnecticutCondition
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