Judge Edward J. Hummer Oil Painting

Item Details

Canvas
Signed

Judge Edward J. Hummer (American, 20th century)
Untitled, late 20th century
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to the lower left
Inscribed ‘LKE’ to upper left of verso

An oil painting on canvas by American artist Judge Edward (Ed) J. Hummer (20th century). This figural landscape depicts an adobe home in a landscape indicitive of the snow-covered American West against a backdrop of purple mountains, a woman and child walking hand-in-hand along the road as a man rides a horse beside them. The scene is rendered in thick, impressionistic strokes of paint. It is signed to the lower left as well as inscribed ‘LKE’ to the upper left of the verso, and presented unframed as a stretched canvas.

Judge Edward (Ed) J. Hummer was born in Weehawken, New Jersey and received his formal education at the University of Notre Dame studying fine arts and accounting. Later he received a Doctorate in Jurisprudence but continued his art education while traveling to Paris, France. Hummer studied privately with painter Carl Kappas, C. Curry Bohm, and Fred W. Rigley in Brown County, Indiana. Hummer is best known for his landscapes, in particular the Colorado Rockies and figurative landscapes of the United States and Mexico. He primarily works in oil paintings and pastel creating rich and vibrant scenes. Hummer’s work is housed in private collections across the United States.

Condition

- some wear and paint loss to edges; minor fraying to canvas edges.

Dimensions

Item #

18DEN300-022