Emil Carlsen : The cliffs, ca.1917.
ECA Record Control Number: 3198
Archives of American Art #: 73280121, 83940143
Record Level: Item
Record Type: Movable Work
Work Title: The cliffs
Alternate Work Titles:
Godwin’s Ridge, CT
Work Date: ca.1912 [date based on technique and palette]
Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Work Medium: Oil on canvas
Work Dimensions: 34 x 38 inches
Inscribed/Signed Front:
Location: At lower right.
Dated: No.
Text: ?
Verso: unknown
ECA Category: Landscape
ECA Sub-Category: Hills
Archives of American Art Subjects:
Description of Work:
Provenance/Ownership:
1982 Private collection of Jeffrey R Brown, North Amherst, MA ;
1975 ( Wortsman/Rowe Fine Arts, Inc. [1972-1975], 516 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California 94102 ) ;
1975 Estate of Florence B. G. S. Carlsen [1903-1974], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s daughter-in-law ;
1966 Private collection of Florence B. G. S. Carlsen [1903-1974], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s daughter-in-law ;
before 1966 Estate of Dines Carlsen [1901-1966], Falls Village, CT, the artist’s son ;
1932 Private collection of Luella May (Ruby) Carlsen [c.1869-before 1966], New York, NY, the artist’s wife ;
1931 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .
Exhibition History:
1975 Wortsman Rowe Galleries, San Francisco, CA, “The art of Emil Carlsen 1853-1932″, January 10-February 21; Rubicon Gallery, Los Altos, CA, January 17-February 28; The El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX, March 2-March 30; Robert Rice Gallery, Houston, TX, April 10-May; Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, NY, June-July; The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, San Diego, CA, August 20-October 10; The Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, FL, November-December.
References/Citations:
– Rubicon-Wortsman Pub., San Francisco, CA, Exhibition Catalog, ”The Art of Emil Carlsen 1853-1932”, 1975, #280, illustrated: b&w.
Related Works:
– It is believed this painting might be miss-attributed to Emil Carlsen at the time of his estate being sold by his son, Dines’ wife, Florence G. Carlsen. Dealer, Steven Koman (who sold 200 Emil Carlsen works from the original estate).
ECA Notes:
Price History:
Document Information
Document Permalink:
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Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2014.3198
Digital Document Provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Emil Carlsen Archives, 266 West 21st Street, Suite 4E, New York, NY 10011.
Document License:
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Image License:
The author of this artwork died more than 70 years ago. According to U.S. Copyright Law, copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. In other countries, legislation may differ.
Record Birth Date:
April 22, 2014
Last Update:
March 15, 2017