This is a highly detailed, original Frederick Wetzel watercolor painting of a brilliant orange and black Baltimore Oriole on a willow branch. Wetzel's intricate brushwork is a marvel. His feather work is amazing. It is a nicely matted piece, and in a brown wooden frame.
In 2007, it was purchased from an antique store in Pennsylvania. We have included a photo of the receipt, which was taped to the back of the painting.
Frederick Wetzel was a highly acclaimed and accomplished American artist who passed away recently after a long and fruitful career. His love of painting began as a teen, when he began visiting Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. He enjoyed watching birds of prey in flight, so much so that birds became his main interest throughout his life. He painted countless songbirds, eagles, owls, hawks, waterfowl, wildlife, and landscapes through this career. Fuertes and Roland were two of his early influences. His preferred to work in watercolor, but he also created many stunning oil paintings of large animals and birds. By his own estimation , he created over 3,700 original paintings in his lifetime, and was still painting at the time of his passing at the age of 84. Fred was enthusiastic about teaching others and sharing his artistic knowledge; he maintained a large and loyal group of students throughout his career.
From the artist's website:
"Fred Wetzel received his B.S. in Biology from Kutztown University. His major area of specialization is Ornithology working mostly with birds of prey. He was Natural History Curator for the Lehigh County Cultural Center and Assistant Curator at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, Pa. He has been teaching art privately around the country for the past 23 years and has run seminars in Plen Aire painting in Maine, Wyoming, Paris and Italy. He received his art instruction privately under Conrad Roland who was himself a student of Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
He has exhibited at the William Penn Memorial Museum in Harrisburg Pa., the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Pa., the Reading Museum in Reading, Pa. and the St. Augustine Art Association in St. Augustine, Fla. His paintings hang in the collections of the Everhart and Reading Museums and in private collections throughout the United States and Europe.
Mr Wetzel's paintings have been reproduced in numerous publications in the United States and Europe. He illustrated 'The View From Hawk Mountain' published by Scribners and 'The Mountain and the Migration' published by Hawk Mountain."
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