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Richard Norton Gallery is pleased to inaugurate our second location at The Country House in Lake Forest, Illinois with this exhibition of paintings by three generations of the Krehbiel family.
ALBERT KREHBIEL (Am. 1873-1945) was encouraged to enroll at the Art Institute of Chicago by its director William Merchant French. Thus, in 1897, Albert and his brother Frederick rode their bicycles from Topeka, Kansas to Chicago to begin a new life. Albert would go on to become a celebrated and prolific artist, while Frederick would go on to found the innovative Molex Corporation. Albert excelled at the Art Institute and it is there that his career was truly established; his work was exhibited there over thirty times between 1906 and 1939 and he was also awarded the Art Institute’s prestigious American Traveling Scholarship. This allowed Krehbiel to enjoy a highly successful period of study in Paris at the Academie Julian. By 1907, Krehbiel had returned to Chicago and his classic academic style gave way to the more spontaneous, vibrant style of plein air painting for which Krehbiel is largely known today. Albert Krehbiel would go on to become an established member of the art communities in Santa Fe, New Mexico and in Saugatuck, Michigan. Albert Krehbiel taught at the Art Institute of Chicago for over forty years and also taught at Ox-Bow, the Art Institute of Chicago’s Summer School of Painting in Saugatuck, Michigan.
DULAH EVANS KREHBIEL (Am. 1875-1951) was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League in New York, the Charles Hawthorne School in Princeton, Massachusetts, and the New York School of Art. A founding member of the Arts Club of Chicago, Dulah Evans Krehbiel was a talented painter and a successful commercial illustrator. In addition to her work in the plein air tradition, Dulah Krehbiel also developed a highly individual, modern form of painting that combined elements of Greek Revivalism with spiritual explorations of womanhood. Dulah and Albert Krehbiel were married in 1906, and the two moved to Park Ridge, Illinois, where they continued to work until late in their lives.
YAZ KREHBIEL (Am. born 1968) was born in Lake Forest, Illinois. He studied at Dartmouth College, Indiana University, the California College of Arts and Crafts, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and at the International School of Art in Montecastello di Vibio, Italy. His intimately-scaled, metaphysical landscapes have been widely exhibited and he was notably included in the 2001 Florence International Biennial in Florence, Italy. Yaz is also represented by Paul Thiebaud Gallery in San Francisco, California, where he lives with his family. He is the great-nephew of Albert Krehbiel.
The Country House
179 E. Deerpath Road
Second Floor
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Country House Hours: Monday - Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-4. Closed Sundays.
Please direct all inquires to (312) 644-8855
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