380-81).Ĭhurch, accompanied by Reverend Louis Noble, Cole’s former pastor and biographer, traveled to Labrador and Newfoundland in June of 1859. Accordingly he desired, if possible, to make his canvas reflect the glint and gloom, the grandeur and beauty, the coldness and desolation of the north, as he had already caused it to flow with the exuberant loveliness of the south” ( Book of the Artists: American Art Life, New York, 1867, pp. The pleasure which this artist’s delineation of tropical scenery had given his friends and all lovers of art here and in England, must have convinced him, if he was unaware of the fact before, that there is a latent love of nature in the multitude, and that her faithful and feeling representation gratifies popular instinct as well as amateur taste. Church, it was but the unconscious response to the curiosity and wonder which arctic discovery had excited in the public mind. ![]() Henry Tuckerman writes, “When the idea of making icebergs the subject of a picture suggested itself to Mr. Seeking a fresh adventure after a recent trip to South America, Church was absorbed by the prevailing public fascination with the lonely world of Newfoundland and southern Labrador. Sparsely inhabited, largely unpenetrated, and legendarily dangerous, the Polar Regions enticed the unwary and wary as the Sirens had Homer’s Ulysses ( Frederic Edwin Church, In Search of the Promised Land, New York, 2000, p. As Gerald Carr writes, “…the Arctic was a mysterious, metamorphic, almost sentient region of the earth. Stirred by the disappearance of Sir John Franklin's arctic exploration party in 1847 and the subsequent polar excursions of Elisha Kent Kane, the general public's interest in the northern regions was at a peak in the 1850s. In doing so, he embarked on the process that would lead to the creation of some of the most complex, profound, and meaningful landscapes of his era, works that truly represented the 'full fruition the aspirations of his master'” ( Frederic Edwin Church and the National Landscape, Washington, D.C., 1988, p. With considerable creativity and intelligence he investigated ways in which Cole’s beliefs could be adapted to the new tastes of mid-century. As pure landscapes gradually became more and more the vogue, many painters abandoned the high style Cole had struggled so hard to establish. Franklin Kelly writes, “In the years immediately following Cole's death there was considerable flux among New York painters and a general reassessment among critics and connoisseurs as to the proper direction of the school. In addition, Cole instilled in his young student his belief that the landscape tradition could rival historical painting as the leading genre. He spent two years under his tutelage, receiving basic instruction in painting and composition. Church left his home in Hartford, Connecticut in 1844, at the age of eighteen, to study with Cole in Catskill, New York. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.įrederic Church was Thomas Cole’s first and only student and his early mastery of landscape painting is a testament not only to his own unique talent as an artist, but also to the profound influence of his instructor. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. The painting has a thick layer of varnish, and would benefit from a light cleaning. There is a 2-inch horizontal line of inpainting at center left. Under UV: there are some scattered retouches in the sky and in lower right quadrant. ![]() The canvas displays some thinness, mostly in the sky.
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