"Chardon in Winter" - Woldemar Neufeld - 1943
"Frosty Morning Near Chardon, Ohio" - Woldemar Neufeld - 1941
These two paintings (collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art) were painted by the noted artist, Woldemar Neufeld.
Woldemar Neufeld was born on November 10, 1909 in Waldheim, a village of German speaking Mennonites in the south of Russia.
Following the trauma of his father's political execution and his mother's marriage to a leading Mennonite bishop and man of letters, Woldemar fled with his family from Russia to Canada in 1920 and began seriously developing his artistic skills. Following his studies at the Ontario College of Art, he established his own art studio and began a series of one man shows in the mid 1930's.
In 1935 Neufeld left Canada, and from 1935 to 1939 studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art, where upon graduation he won the prestigious Agnes Gund Scholarship. In 1941 he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Case Western Reserve University. The two paintings above and many other works that featured the rural landscape of Geauga County were completed during this era of his work.
In 1945 Neufeld moved from Cleveland to New York City, becoming known in the latter as the "Artist Laureate of the East River" for his expressionistic and exuberant birds, tugboats and waterscapes. There he began a new phase of his career, as a New York City and New England States artist, Between 1945 and 1948 Neufeld had a summer studio on Painter Hill Road, Roxbury, CT, later moving to New Milford. He continued to maintain his studio in New York City until 1980.
Woldemar Neufeld's works are included in the collections of many noteworthy museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the New York Public Library and the United States Library of Congress.
Woldemar Neufeld was born on November 10, 1909 in Waldheim, a village of German speaking Mennonites in the south of Russia.
Following the trauma of his father's political execution and his mother's marriage to a leading Mennonite bishop and man of letters, Woldemar fled with his family from Russia to Canada in 1920 and began seriously developing his artistic skills. Following his studies at the Ontario College of Art, he established his own art studio and began a series of one man shows in the mid 1930's.
In 1935 Neufeld left Canada, and from 1935 to 1939 studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art, where upon graduation he won the prestigious Agnes Gund Scholarship. In 1941 he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Case Western Reserve University. The two paintings above and many other works that featured the rural landscape of Geauga County were completed during this era of his work.
In 1945 Neufeld moved from Cleveland to New York City, becoming known in the latter as the "Artist Laureate of the East River" for his expressionistic and exuberant birds, tugboats and waterscapes. There he began a new phase of his career, as a New York City and New England States artist, Between 1945 and 1948 Neufeld had a summer studio on Painter Hill Road, Roxbury, CT, later moving to New Milford. He continued to maintain his studio in New York City until 1980.
Woldemar Neufeld's works are included in the collections of many noteworthy museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the New York Public Library and the United States Library of Congress.
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