By no means an answer... it could even be the wrong person!!! But
maybe this can help and this is why I am posting this comment.
A "Carl Pehl" is cited alongside other artists Grant Wright, Charles
Lambert, and Hedley Waycott on Mr. Waycott death announcement appeared
on the Peoria Morning Star of February 20th, 1938. Below you can find
the link (last annoucement on the page).
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/il/county/peoria/obit/family/apr.html
Mr. Waycott died at 73 (this can give you a rough idea of date of
birth and death of Pehl as well I would guess) and this annoucement
declared him as an active member of the Peoria Sketch Club together
with Carl Pehl.
Waycott appears to be the most eminent member of this Club, as the
maiority of pages about the Peoria Sketch Club refer to his work.
On this link:
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/dchc/meta/intermediate_view.asp?ID=2030430083
the Club is described as the "the local response to the French
Impressionism movement encouraging artists to work outdoors, directly
from nature", which can summarize their poetics, as most of the works
by the Club seem to be outdoor paintings.
This is the story of Waycott himself as described in the same site:
"Waycott began an apprenticeship to a jeweler in London before he
immigrated to the United States with his father and sisters. They
settled in Peoria, where he worked as a picture and mirror frame
maker, then operated an art supply store. The store became a favorite
place for young artists to gather and exhibit their work. Members of
the Peoria Sketch Club, the local response to the French Impressionism
movement encouraging artists to work outdoors, directly from nature,
held their first exhibit at Waycott's store. After twenty years of
encouraging other artists in their careers and without any formal
training as an artist, Waycott closed his business and devoted himself
entirely to painting. He produced tight views of pure landscape in an
Impressionistic style and palette, working directly from nature in the
Peoria area. He received high acclaim locally and from recognized
artists' organizations in New York City. Waycott became the best known
local artist of his time. "
This is an interesting site about the Pehl family (or a branch of it),
starting from the year 1772 when the progenitor of the family was
located in Holler, Nassau, Prussia, Germany. The Pehl family will soon
(November 1849) immigrate to the United States, in Texas (Gillespie
County) aboard the Barque Herkules.
http://wandaq.home.texas.net/trees/pehl.html
It seems an interesting trace to follow, but I could not find any Carl
Pehl within this family tree that traces the family members until
nowadays.
Another family tree:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3605/minter/dat68.htm
list the exhistance of a Carl Pehl, probably still living according to
my calculation based on the parents of his wife. Maybe this is the
modern artist you are looking for?
I am sorry but I could not find any more information, but I am very
curious to see what others may come up with. For now, I hope this may
be of help to you! |
