Emil Carlsen : The beechwoods, ca.1909.
The Beechwoods, c.1909
Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Oil on canvas
? x ? inches
Signed: ?
Archives of American Art #: -none-
Provenance:
c.1912 Albright–Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222
c.1910 Private collection of Willis O. Chapin [1860-1917], Esquire, Buffalo, NY
c.1909 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist
Exhibitions:
1916 Detroit Museum of Art, Detroit, MI, “Selected Paintings from the Albright Art Gallery and a Collection of Recent Work by British Artists“, January.
1912 Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Seventh Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists“, May 21 – September 2.
1910 Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Fifth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists“, May 11 – September 1.
1910 Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “A Collection of Paintings and Sketches by Emil Carlsen from the Folsom Galleries“, New York, NY, March 18 – April 13.
References:
– Detroit Museum of Art, Detroit, MI, Exhibition Catalog, “Selected Paintings from the Albright Art Gallery and a Collection of Recent Work by British Artists“, January, 1916, #4, not illustrated.
– Academy Notes, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “The Seventh Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists“, July, 1912, Volume 7, Number 3, page 47-52, not illustrated.
– Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, Exhibition Catalog, “Seventh Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists“, May 21 – September 2, 1912, #12, illustrated: B&W, pg.47.
– Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, Exhibition Catalog, “Fifth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists“, May 11 – September 1, 1910, #26, not illustrated.
– Academy Notes, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “The Fifth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists“, July, 1910, Volume 5, Number 3, page 7-15, not illustrated.
– Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “A Collection of Paintings and Sketches by Emil Carlsen from the Folsom Galleries“, New York, NY, March 18 – April 13, 1910, #4, not illustrated.
– Academy Notes, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Exhibitions of Works by Emil Carlsen, Childe Hassam, and Frederick Ballard Williams“, April, 1910, Volume 5, Number 2, page 20-27, illustrated: b&w on page 21.
Notes:
– Location represented in the painting is confirmed by Buffalo Fine Art Academy, Bulletin, Academy Notes as Denmark near Veile.
– Academy Notes, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Exhibitions of Works by Emil Carlsen, Childe Hassam, and Frederick Ballard Williams“, April, 1910, Volume 5, Number 2, page 20-27, illustrated: b&w on page 21.
…”As one entered the center north gallery, one was at once impressed by the superb work of Mr. Carlsen, and felt the remarkable atmospheric qualities there expressed. Mr. Carlsen’s subjects vary widely; one feels the joyousness of springtime revealed in the exquisite work entitled The Beechwoods. Here the beauty of the delicate green foliage of the springtime and the white trunks of the trees so characteristic of the Danish woods, are enhanced by the luminous qualities of the foreground and the touch of bluish water to the right; three slender beechwood trees are reflected in the water, and one can see far into the depths of the woods, wich might have been a fitting home for Titania.
Balancing this, on the opposite panel, is another composition of the same trees, Beeches in May, which was lent to the Gallery by A. H. Marks, Esq., of New York City. The density of the forest here also is felt. Both of these pictures were painted in the southern part of Denmark, near Veile.”…
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