(American, 1883-1941)
A Winter Morning in New Jersey
Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches
Signed and dated at lower right: “L.Gechtoff ’39”
Inscribed in ink on canvas verso: “A Winter Morning in N.J./By Leonid Gechtoff M.A.A 1939”
The date on this winter scene indicates that Gechtoff worked in New Jersey shortly before his death in 1941.
About the Artist
(American, 1883-1941)
Little is known about Leonid Gechtoff, who was presumably of Eastern European or Russian descent. The titles of his paintings document than that he was active in Egypt, the American southwest, and Pennsylvania. He painted landscapes of the Middle East, marine scenes, and nudes with an unusually thick, textures impasto technique.
