Dietz Edzard (1893 - 1963)

Dietz Edzard (1893 – 1963)
Title: ” Promenade de Dimanche ” (Sunday stroll)
Size: 22″ x 18″ ( 24 3/4″ x 28 1/8″ framed ) …………$6500.00
oil on canvas, signed lower right; titled on the reverse; signed on stretcher

Provenance: Galerie Cardo 61, Avenue Kleber Paris
Stretcher stamped: “The Paris American Art Co. 2, rue Bonaparte – Telephone DANton 09.93″ used from 1939-1960 (or later).

A wonderfully composed impressionist painting by Dietz Edzard of a Sunday stroll. We have the atmospheric blue sky serving as a backdrop for the central figure of a beautiful Parisian women holding a bouquet of flowers. The adorable young girl entwines the women’s arm as she appears to be gazing in astonishment of some elevated event. To the left a crowd of spectators have gathered to view a sailing regatta while multi-national flags fluttering about. Without a doubt, this has to be one of the artist greatest compositions.

German born Dietz Edzard was a painter inspired by the works of the French impressionist and enjoyed a very successful art career during most of his life. His only formal art training was under Max Beckmann in Berlin. By 1930 he had settled in Paris where he lived and exhibited until the end of his life. In 1938 Edzard married Suzanne Eisendieck who was an accomplished artist herself and also painted in the impressionist style. The Parisian life style was a common theme for the couple’s work and they began exhibiting their paintings together in the 1950s untils Dietz death in 1963. From 1955 to 1962, the couple had annual exhibitions at the Edgardo Acosta Gallery in Los Angeles; and from 1957 to 1962, at the Wally Findlay Gallery in New York, Chicago and Palm Beach, Florida. Edzard’s last exhibition was at the Hammer Gallery in New York in 1962.

Selected Museums
Art Institute of Chicago
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

The Verso: Provenance Trail

The reverse of this canvas serves as a verified “passport” through the golden age of the Parisian art market:

The Avenue Kléber Pedigree: Affixed to the original French frame is the exhibition label from Galerie Cardo (61, Avenue Kléber). Located in the elite 16th Arrondissement, Galerie Cardo was a premier vetting house for the Parisian school. This work, designated Inventory #555, represents a catalogued highlight from their mid-century collection.
The Rue Bonaparte Connection: The raw linen bears the legendary stamp of The Paris American Art Co. at 2, Rue Bonaparte. The presence of the “DANton 09.03” telephone exchange dates the canvas construction precisely to the mid-century peak (1939–1960).
The Hand of the Artist: In a rare discovery, the work features a verified secondary signature—a graphite inscription “Dietz Edzard”—found on the original wooden stretcher bar. This signature has been cross-referenced with the artist’s own handwriting from period literature and represents a precise stylistic match. Furthermore, the title “Promenade de dimanche”is inscribed on the reverse in Edzard’s characteristic script.

Condition & Integrity

A testament to the care this work has received, the painting was professionally cleaned and stabilized in 2019. Crucially, the integrity of the subject is absolute: while the sky area received, expert stabilization, the central figure, the lady’s face, and the background regatta remain in their original, untouched state. The work sits under a fresh, protective gallery varnish, housed in its original French-built gallery frame.