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The California pastoral landscapes painted by Thaddeus Welch (Fig. 1) at the turn of the twentieth century were praised by art critics and sold to collectors across the country. Since his death in 1919, however, his visibility has diminished to the point that art historians relegate him to the status of a minor regional artist if they have heard of him at all. Yet a second look at his works shows that he was a painter of talent and sophistication who had a sympathetic feeling for the beauties of nature.
Born in LaPorte, Indiana, in 1844 into a family of modest means. Welch crossed the plains in a covered wagon at the age of three, ending up in Panther Creek, near ...