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William Freed — City Scene
William Freed

City Scene

This oil painting depicts a sunlit park or garden scene with a woman and child on a path in the foreground, flanked by substantial trees with lush green foliage. In the middle distance, additional figures gather beneath the trees near what appears to be a waterway, while a row of substantial brick buildings with yellow-lit facades rises in the background. The composition balances intimate human activity with urban architecture, rendered in a post-impressionist style with bold, simplified forms and a warm, harmonious palette. The work exemplifies early-to-mid twentieth century American regionalism, particularly the Cape Cod and Provincetown artistic tradition that emphasized accessible scenes of local leisure and community life.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions

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Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction

May 16, 2026

Estimate: $2,500$3,500

Lot 83

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William Freed, City Scene

This oil painting depicts a sunlit park or garden scene with a woman and child on a path in the foreground, flanked by substantial trees with lush green foliage. In the middle distance, additional figures gather beneath the trees near what appears to be a waterway, while a row of substantial brick buildings with yellow-lit facades rises in the background. The composition balances intimate human activity with urban architecture, rendered in a post-impressionist style with bold, simplified forms and a warm, harmonious palette. The work exemplifies early-to-mid twentieth century American regionalism, particularly the Cape Cod and Provincetown artistic tradition that emphasized accessible scenes of local leisure and community life.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
45.7 x 55.9 cm
Seen at
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, United States

Related themes

Warm Palette, Simplified Forms, Landscape With Figures, Park Scene, Public Space, Regionalist Art, Post-Impressionist, American Modernism, Early Twentieth Century, Oil On Canvas, Figurative Art, Leisure Activity, Green Foliage, Urban Landscape, Expressionist Style, Figure Painting, Daytime Scene, Modernist Realism, Architecture, Community Life

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Collected by

James Anderson