Landscape Gallery

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William Louis Sonntag, N.A.
American (1822-1900), O/C, Image: 14 (H) X 10 (W), Signed

This is a beautiful landscape was painted by the painter William Louis Sonntag Sr. (1822-1900).  The colors and detail make this a magnificent painting for any collection. Born the son of a merchant in a suburb of Pittsburgh, he moved to Cincinnati at an early age. Despite his father’s opposition, he began a career as an landscape painter in the mid-1840s, selling paintings and sketches throughout the Ohio Valley. An exhibition of his work, held in a store, won him a commission in 1846 from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to paint a series of views along its route. By1862’ he was a full academician at the National Academy of Design.  His paintings can be found at the Metropolitan Museum, the Smithsonian, and many other leading institutions.

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