William Wendt (1865-1946)The Oak signed 'WILLIAM WENDT.' (lower left)oil on canvas36 x 32 in.framed 37 3/4 x 34 in.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Estate of Joan Oliver Shore, Westminster West, Vermont.Exhibited(Possibly) Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Exhibition of Paintings by William Wendt and of Sculptures by Julia Bracken Wendt, January 5-24, 1909, no. 9.Literature(Possibly) J.A. Walker, Documents on the Life and Art of William Wendt (1865-1946), California's Painter Laureate of the Paysage Moralise, Big Pine, California, 1992, p. 172, no. 467.