Charles Krutch Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Charles Krutch Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 06, 2024
Charles Krutch O/C, Smoky Mountain East TN Landscape Painting
Est: $1,200 - $1,400
Charles Krutch (Tennessee, 1849-1934) East Tennessee atmospheric oil on canvas laid on board painting depicting a Winter/Spring mountain landscape in the Great Smoky Mountains, rendered in muted tones of gray, green, and brown. Housed in a textured wood frame with linen mat. Signed "Krutch" lower right in red. Sight: 11 3/4" H x 17 1/2" W. Framed: 16 3/4" H x 22 3/4" W. Biography (Courtesy Knoxville Museum of Art): Charles Christian Krutch is regarded as one of East Tennessee’s first painters to specialize in scenes of the Smoky Mountains. He earned the nickname “Corot of the South” for his soft, atmospheric watercolor and oil landscape paintings of the mountain range. Totally untrained as an artist, he often applied thick layers of oil paint with brushes as well as his fingers. Krutch’s goal was to capture the changing “moods” of the mountains and regarded his subjects as “just like people.” He won a regional award for best watercolor at the 1913 National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville. However, it was not until 1933, a year before his death, that the 84 year-old artist received recognition outside Knoxville for his idyllic mountain landscape murals commissioned by the federal government as part of the Public Works Art Project.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 08, 2023
Charles Krutch Watercolor, Smoky Mountain East TN Landscape Painting
Est: $800 - $900
Charles Krutch (Tennessee, 1849-1934) East Tennessee watercolor on paper painting depicting a verdant mountain landscape with a sparsely leaved evergreen tree and rocky terrain visible in the foreground under a hazy sky. Scene likely depicts the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Signed "Krutch" in red lower left. Inscribed en verso of paper "Mr. A. M. Ogden". Label for University Book Store Art Department, Lawrence, Kansas affixed en verso. Retains original giltwood frame with foliate decoration, housed under glass. Sight: 9 3/4" H x 6" W. Framed: 12 1/2" H x 9" W. Biography (Courtesy Knoxville Museum of Art): Krutch is regarded as one of East Tennessee's first painters to specialize in scenes of the Smoky Mountains. Krutch earned the nickname "Corot of the South" for his soft, atmospheric watercolor and oil paintings of the mountain range that served as his sole focus.
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Oct. 09, 2022
Charles Krutch (TN,SC,1849-1934) watercolor painting antique
Est: $2,000 - $2,600
ARTIST: Charles Christopher Krutch (Tennessee, South Carolina, 1849 - 1934) NAME: Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor foxing. Framed under glass. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 7 x 13 inches / 17 x 33 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 17 inches / 27 x 43 cm SIGNATURE: lower left SKU#: 120239 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Charles Krutch was born in South Carolina, the son of Emile and Emma (Wiersing) Krutch, who emigrated from Germany in the political turmoil of 1848. His father was a music teacher who married one of his former pupils. For a time they lived at the German settlement of Wartburg in Morgan County, East Tennessee. They may have lived in Virginia also, but by 1861 the family was in Knoxville. Krutch lived in Knoxville for the rest of his life, except for a period after the Civil War when he studied and worked with a photographer in Atlanta.In 1893, Krutch was working in Knoxville as an operator and retoucher for McCrary and Branson, which dealt in both photographs and paintings. In 1904 he become retoucher at Brakebill and McCoy Studio, and he continued with William J. McCoy Studio until his death.For many years Krutch was organist at St. John's EpiscopalChurch and Church of the Epiphany in Knoxville. His main avocation, however, was painting. He was entirely self-taught. The mountains were his only subjects. In the summer he took a train to Sevierville, and then by wagon went deep into the Smokies, where he spent weeks at a time living with a local family and doing sketches. His favorite areas were Le Conte, the Sugarland Valley and Chimney Tops.Krutch converted his sketches into paintings in Knoxville. Early in his career he worked in watercolors. Then the artist tried oils, which sometimes he applied with his fingers, as his canvases attest. His oils were murky and not as accomplished as his watercolors, to which he returned later in life. He sold his pictures through Gagg Picture Framery in Knoxville. He attracted notice for his paintings at the Appalachian Exposition in Knoxville in 1910. Later, some fellow artists called him the Corot of the South."At the age of 84 he was the first artist to receive a U.S. government commission from the Public Works of Art (PWA) Project. He produced at least two canvasses for a federally-sponsored traveling exhibition. He died on July 4, 1934.He never married. His sister, Louise Wilhelmen Krutch, kept house for him.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 03, 2022
Charles Krutch (TN,SC,1849-1934) watercolor painting antique
Est: $2,100 - $2,700
ARTIST: Charles Christopher Krutch (Tennessee, South Carolina, 1849 - 1934) NAME: Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor foxing. Framed under glass. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 7 x 13 inches / 17 x 33 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 17 inches / 27 x 43 cm SIGNATURE: lower left SKU#: 120239 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Charles Krutch was born in South Carolina, the son of Emile and Emma (Wiersing) Krutch, who emigrated from Germany in the political turmoil of 1848. His father was a music teacher who married one of his former pupils. For a time they lived at the German settlement of Wartburg in Morgan County, East Tennessee. They may have lived in Virginia also, but by 1861 the family was in Knoxville. Krutch lived in Knoxville for the rest of his life, except for a period after the Civil War when he studied and worked with a photographer in Atlanta.In 1893, Krutch was working in Knoxville as an operator and retoucher for McCrary and Branson, which dealt in both photographs and paintings. In 1904 he become retoucher at Brakebill and McCoy Studio, and he continued with William J. McCoy Studio until his death.For many years Krutch was organist at St. John's EpiscopalChurch and Church of the Epiphany in Knoxville. His main avocation, however, was painting. He was entirely self-taught. The mountains were his only subjects. In the summer he took a train to Sevierville, and then by wagon went deep into the Smokies, where he spent weeks at a time living with a local family and doing sketches. His favorite areas were Le Conte, the Sugarland Valley and Chimney Tops.Krutch converted his sketches into paintings in Knoxville. Early in his career he worked in watercolors. Then the artist tried oils, which sometimes he applied with his fingers, as his canvases attest. His oils were murky and not as accomplished as his watercolors, to which he returned later in life. He sold his pictures through Gagg Picture Framery in Knoxville. He attracted notice for his paintings at the Appalachian Exposition in Knoxville in 1910. Later, some fellow artists called him the Corot of the South."At the age of 84 he was the first artist to receive a U.S. government commission from the Public Works of Art (PWA) Project. He produced at least two canvasses for a federally-sponsored traveling exhibition. He died on July 4, 1934.He never married. His sister, Louise Wilhelmen Krutch, kept house for him.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 17, 2022
Charles Krutch (TN,SC,1849-1934) watercolor painting antique
Est: $2,100 - $2,700
ARTIST: Charles Christopher Krutch (Tennessee, South Carolina, 1849 - 1934) NAME: Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor foxing. Framed under glass. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 7 x 13 inches / 17 x 33 cm FRAME SIZE: 11 x 17 inches / 27 x 43 cm SIGNATURE: lower left SKU#: 120239 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Charles Krutch was born in South Carolina, the son of Emile and Emma (Wiersing) Krutch, who emigrated from Germany in the political turmoil of 1848. His father was a music teacher who married one of his former pupils. For a time they lived at the German settlement of Wartburg in Morgan County, East Tennessee. They may have lived in Virginia also, but by 1861 the family was in Knoxville. Krutch lived in Knoxville for the rest of his life, except for a period after the Civil War when he studied and worked with a photographer in Atlanta.In 1893, Krutch was working in Knoxville as an operator and retoucher for McCrary and Branson, which dealt in both photographs and paintings. In 1904 he become retoucher at Brakebill and McCoy Studio, and he continued with William J. McCoy Studio until his death.For many years Krutch was organist at St. John's EpiscopalChurch and Church of the Epiphany in Knoxville. His main avocation, however, was painting. He was entirely self-taught. The mountains were his only subjects. In the summer he took a train to Sevierville, and then by wagon went deep into the Smokies, where he spent weeks at a time living with a local family and doing sketches. His favorite areas were Le Conte, the Sugarland Valley and Chimney Tops.Krutch converted his sketches into paintings in Knoxville. Early in his career he worked in watercolors. Then the artist tried oils, which sometimes he applied with his fingers, as his canvases attest. His oils were murky and not as accomplished as his watercolors, to which he returned later in life. He sold his pictures through Gagg Picture Framery in Knoxville. He attracted notice for his paintings at the Appalachian Exposition in Knoxville in 1910. Later, some fellow artists called him the Corot of the South."At the age of 84 he was the first artist to receive a U.S. government commission from the Public Works of Art (PWA) Project. He produced at least two canvasses for a federally-sponsored traveling exhibition. He died on July 4, 1934.He never married. His sister, Louise Wilhelmen Krutch, kept house for him.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 29, 2022
Charles Krutch, Exhibited NC Landscape Watercolor
Est: $700 - $800
Exhibited North Carolina watercolor landscape on paper by Charles Krutch (Charles Krutch, Tennessee, 1849-1934) depicting a landscape with a stream or river and large rocks in the foreground, a wide lush green valley and tree covered rolling hills to the center, with distant mountains visible in the background. Pen inscription en verso identifies the scene as "Old Fields of the Toe - near Linville, NC" and identifies the artist ""Unsigned Krutch Watercolor". Unsigned label en verso reads "The Dulin Gallery of Art on loan from Mr. Charles Krutch". Housed in a dark wood frame with ebonized sight edge. Sight: 7 5/8" H x 9 5/8" W. Framed: 13 3/8" H x 15 3/8" W. Artist Biography (Courtesy Knoxville Museum of Art): Krutch is regarded as one of East Tennessee's first painters to specialize in scenes of the Smoky Mountains. Krutch earned the nickname "Corot of the South" for his soft, atmospheric watercolor and oil paintings of the mountain range that served as his sole focus. Totally untrained as an artist, he often applied thick layers of oil paint with brushes as well as his fingers. Krutch's goal was to capture the changing "moods" of the mountains. Note: Before its founding, the town Newland, NC and the surrounding area, now Avery County, was known as "Old Fields of Toe". It was an early muster ground in the campaign against Indians and before the Battle of Kings Mountain. On November 9, 1783, the land was granted to Colonel Waightstill Avery. Toe refers to the name of the river that runs through the area. Avery County borders North East Tennessee.
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Jan. 29, 2022
Charles Krutch Watercolor, Smoky Mountain Landscape
Est: $1,200 - $1,400
Large Charles Krutch (Tennessee, 1849-1934) East Tennessee watercolor on paper depicting a verdant mountain landscape with a river and road visible in the foreground. Scene likely depicts the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Signed lower right in red "Krutch". Sight -19 7/8" W x 10 7/8" H. Framed - 28" W x 19 3/4"H. Biography (Courtesy Knoxville Museum of Art): Krutch is regarded as one of East Tennessee's first painters to specialize in scenes of the Smoky Mountains. Krutch earned the nickname "Corot of the South" for his soft, atmospheric watercolor and oil paintings of the mountain range that served as his sole focus.
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Jan. 30, 2021
TN Mountain O/B Landscape by Charles Krutch
Est: $1,200 - $1,400
Charles Krutch (Tennessee, 1849-1934) East Tennessee oil on board painting depicting a Spring/Summer mountain landscape, likely the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. EG Gagg Knoxville Framery label en verso. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Signed lower right in red "Krutch." Sight - 6 1/4" H x 9" W. Framed - 8 1/4" H x 11" W. Biography (Courtesy Knoxville Museum of Art): Krutch is regarded as one of East Tennessee's first painters to specialize in scenes of the Smoky Mountains. Krutch earned the nickname "Corot of the South" for his soft, atmospheric watercolor and oil paintings of the mountain range that served as his sole focus. Totally untrained as an artist, he often applied thick layers of oil paint with brushes as well as his fingers. Krutchâs goal was to capture the changing "moods" of the mountains.
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Jul. 14, 2018
Charles Krutch, O/B, Mountain Landscape
Est: $3,800 - $4,200
Charles Krutch (Tennessee, 1849-1934) East Tennessee oil on board painting depicting a Smoky Mountain summer landscape with storm clouds upper right and a boulder filled creek in the foreground outlined by dense green trees. Signed KRUTCH in red lower right corner. Housed in the original molded gilt frame. Sight - 17 1/2" H x 26" W. Framed - 22 1/2" H x 31" W. Provenance: Knoxville, TN estate. Biography (Courtesy Knoxville Museum of Art): Krutch is regarded as one of East Tennessee's first painters to specialize in scenes of the Smoky Mountains. Krutch earned the nickname "Corot of the South" for his soft, atmospheric watercolor and oil paintings of the mountain range that served as his sole focus. Totally untrained as an artist, he often applied thick layers of oil paint with brushes as well as his fingers. Krutch's goal was to capture the changing "moods" of the mountains. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
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Jul. 14, 2018
Large Charles Krutch Oil on Board Mountain Landscape
Est: $10,000 - $12,000
Large Charles Krutch (TN, 1849-1934) panoramic oil on composite board landscape depicting a mountain valley during summer. Signed "Krutch" in red lower left. Housed in the original 19th century giltwood frame. Sight - 26 1/2" H x 37" W. Framed - 34 1/2" H x 44 1/2" W. Biography (Courtesy Knoxville Museum of Art): Krutch is regarded as one of East Tennessee's first painters to specialize in scenes of the Smoky Mountains. Krutch earned the nickname "Corot of the South" for his soft, atmospheric watercolor and oil paintings of the mountain range that served as his sole focus. Totally untrained as an artist, he often applied thick layers of oil paint with brushes as well as his fingers. Krutch's goal was to capture the changing "moods" of the mountains. Provenance: acquired by consignor's family in the 1930s. This painting descended through the East Tennessee family line who also owned the 1913 painting by Catherine Anna Wiley of a mother and child in a meadow, sold by this auction house in January, 2012. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
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Apr. 07, 2018
CHARLES KRUTCH, Tennessee/South Carolina, 1849-1934, Smoky Mountain landscape., Oil on board, 8" x 10". Framed 11.5" x 13.5".
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
CHARLES KRUTCH Tennessee/South Carolina, 1849-1934 Smoky Mountain landscape. Signed lower left "Krutch". Charles Krutch is often referred to as the "Corot of the South" for his soft and atmospheric treatment in his landscapes. Provenance: The personal collection of the late Lewis "Julian" Kotekas, Manchester, New Hampshire. Oil on board, 8" x 10". Framed 11.5" x 13.5".
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Aug. 05, 2017
Charles Krutch Watercolor Landscape
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Charles Krutch (Tennessee, 1849-1934) East Tennessee river watercolor and gouache landscape painting, depicting a tree lined river bank with meadow or blue skyline in the background. Signed KRUTCH in red, lower left corner. Housed in a molded gilt frame. Retains old partially legible Knoxville framing label. Sight - 4 3/4" H x 8 3/4" W. Framed - 13 1/2" H x 17 5/8" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century. Biography (Courtesy Knoxville Museum of Art): Krutch is regarded as one of East Tennessee's first painters to specialize in scenes of the Smoky Mountains. Krutch earned the nickname "Corot of the South" for his soft, atmospheric watercolor and oil paintings of the mountain range that served as his sole focus. Totally untrained as an artist, he often applied thick layers of oil paint with brushes as well as his fingers. Krutch's goal was to capture the changing "moods" of the mountains. Provenance: Knoxville, TN estate. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
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Jan. 23, 2016
Lg. Charles Krutch O/C of Mt. LeConte
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Large Charles Krutch (TN, 1849-1934) panoramic oil on board of Mt. LeConte, signed KRUTCH in red, lower left corner and housed in an original textured gilt frame. Written in script en verso MRS BORDEN NY. Sight: 20 1/2" H x 35 1/2" W, Frame: 28" H x 43 1/4" W. Biography (Courtesy the Knoxville Museum of Art): Charles Krutch is regarded as one of East TennesseeâÃÃ´s first painters to specialize in scenes of the Smoky Mountains. He earned the nickname "Corot of the South" for his soft, atmospheric watercolor and oil paintings of the mountain range that served as his sole focus. Totally untrained as an artist, he often applied thick layers of oil paint with brushes as well as his fingers, in an effort to capture the changing moods of the mountains. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
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Jan. 26, 2013
TN Mtn. Watercolor Painting by Charles Krutch
Est: $900 - $1,200
Small framed mountain landscape watercolor, signed Krutch (Charles Krutch, Tennessee, 1849-1934), lower left corner and titled in pencil "The Chimneys, Indian Gap Trail". Krutch, a member of a prominent and artistic Knoxville family, was best known for his Smoky Mountain landscapes. Housed in a Knaffl & Bro. original gilt frame. Painting - 6 3/4" H x 4 3/4" W. Sight - 7 1/2" H x 5 1/4" W. Framed - 12 1/2" H x 10" W. Late 19th/Early 20th century.
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Nov. 19, 2003
CHARLES KRUTCH
Est: £120 - £180
DETAILED DESCRIPTION Silver Print, titled in pencil and with photographer's wetstamp on the reverse, with date stamp of the N.E.A., various annotations and label '12. And Electric Power' also on the reverse, passepartout, not inspected out of frame,
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