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Daniel Ridgway Knight American, 1839-1924 Evening at Chantemesle American, 1839-1924 Evening at Chantemesle Signed and inscribed Daniel Ridgway Knight/Paris (ll) Oil on canvas 21 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches Provenance: Knoedler & Co., New York Born in Pennsylvania, Daniel Ridgway Knight spent most of his professional career in France, where he moved with his bride in 1871. Establishing a home in Poissy, a rural area on the banks of the Seine just outside of Paris, he discovered the theme that would sustain him for the rest of his life: that of the French peasant in the countryside. While living at Poissy, he became known for compositions featuring statuesque young peasant women awaiting ferry transport across the river. By the mid 1890s, Knight relocated to Rolleboise, forty miles west of Paris; he remained in France for the rest of his life. His paintings of pretty local girls standing in his garden overlooking the Seine were avidly sought after by contemporary collectors. Featuring a lovely young woman surrounded by vivid blossoms, Evening at Chantemesle most likely dates from Knight's years at Rolleboise. The canvas size, form of signature and inscription are consistent with those of other works inspired by his terraced garden, as is the vertical composition, with a graceful young woman standing slightly off-center and regarding the river beyond. A small private island in the Seine River, the Ile de Chantemesle, is in the vicinity of Rolleboise and Giverny. Indeed, Knight was not the only painter to depict the scenic island; Claude Monet also worked there in the late 1870s.
Frame rubbing. Small 1 inch patch at right center beneath stretcher bar and corresponding area of inpaint. Scattered pinpoints of inpaint in sky and where frame rubbing.