ECA Record Control Number: 3732

Archives of American Art #: -none-

Record Level: Item

Record Type: Movable Work

Work Title: Barnacled Rocks

Alternate Work Titles:
2016: Barnacled Rocks  [from museum website]
1910: Barnacled Rocks—Maine Coast  [from newspaper article]

Work Date: 1908  [date from museum website]

Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]

Work Medium: Oil on canvas
Work Dimensions: 15 x 18 inches

Inscribed/Signed Front: unknown

Verso: unknown

ECA Category: Waterscape
ECA Sub-Category: Surf

Archives of American Art Subjects:
Landscape
Landscape — Maine
Landscape — Rocks
Waterscape
Waterscape — Coast

Description of Work:

Provenance/Ownership:
1985 ( Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University [1974- ], 1845 Fairmount Street, Wichita KS 67260-0046, Gift of Charles H. Drummond [1879-1958]  (Accession #1985.0008.001) ) ;
ca.1958 ( Wichita State University [1895- ], 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, KS 67260, Gift of Charles H. Drummond [1879-1958] ) ;
ca.1921 Private collection of Charles H. Drummond [1879-1958], Scott, IA ;
1921  ( Macbeth Gallery, The [1892-1953], [1935-1953] 11 East Fifty-seventh Street | [1924-1934] 15 East Fifty-seventh Street | [1906-1923] 450 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY | [1892-1905] 237 Fifth Avenue in New York ) ;
1912 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist ;
1912 ( Vose Galleries [1841- ], 238 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 ) ;
1910 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist ;
1910 ( Bauer-Folsom Galleries [1908-1921] | Folsom Galleries [1908-1921], 396 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 11215 ) ;
1908 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .

Exhibition History:
2010 Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University, Wichita KS, “Art of Our Time: Selections from the Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University“, April 24 – August 8.
1921 Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY, “Recent Paintings by Emil Carlsen N.A.“, February 9-28.
1912 Vose Gallery, Boston, MA, “The Latest Work of Emil Carlsen, N.A.“, April 8-20.
1912 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA, “One Hundred and Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts“, February 4 – March 24.
1910 Pratt Institute Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, “Paintings by Emil Carlsen (35 oil paintings)”, April 19-30.
1910 Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “A Collection of Paintings and Sketches by Emil Carlsen Lent from the Folsom Galleries“, March 18-April 13.
1910 Bauer-Folsom Galleries, New York, NY, “Paintings by Emil Carlsen”, March 5-11.

References/Citations:
– The Mitchell Gallery at St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, “Artline”, Volume 21, #1,  Fall 2011, page 1, illustrated: color.
– Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University, Wichita KS, Exhibition Catalog, “Art of Our Time: Selections from the Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University”, April 24 – August 8, 2010, Illustrated pg.24, #2.
– Vose Gallery, Boston, MA, Exhibition Catalog, “The Latest Work of Emil Carlsen, N.A.“, April 8-20, 1912, #17, not illustrated.
– Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Exhibition Catalog, “One Hundred and Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts“, February 4 – March 24, 1912, #615, not illustrated.
– Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY, Exhibition Catalog, “Recent Paintings by Emil Carlsen N.A.“, February 9-28, 1921, #14, not illustrated.
– The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, “Art Calendar: Timely Note and Comment“, April 19, 1910, page 26.
– 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, not illustrated.
– Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, Exhibition Catalog, “A Collection of Paintings and Sketches by Emil Carlsen Lent from the Folsom Galleries“, March 18-April 13, 1910, #8, not illustrated.
– American Art News, New York, NY, “Carlsen at Folsom’s“, March 5, 1910, not illustrated.

Related Works:

ECA Notes:

– Painted in Ogunquit, ME in Fall, 1908.

– 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, not illustrated.
…”In the same gallery also hung three more of Mr. Carlsen’s best works: Barnacled Rocks, to the left of the Beeches in May, again shows the water dashes. The other two works probably are some of the finest things that Mr. Carlsen has done.”…

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, “Art Calendar: Timely Note and Comment”, April 19, 1910, page 26.
“He shows, though, also, a dramatic Side Running Sea, a fresh and restful Boats on the Sand, succulent greens and water-reflections in The Path and the Pool, a memory of Kew Gardens, near London, England, and a spirited seascape in Barnacled Rocks, in translucent blue tones of sea and sky.”

Price History:

Document Information

Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2016.3732

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:
Creative Commons Corporation  shareAlike (sa) license.  Some of the information contained within this document may hold further publication restrictions depending on final use.  It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine.

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:
December 22, 2016

Last Update:
December 22, 2016