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Emil Carlsen : Orchard in bloom, ca.1904.

Emil Carlsen Orchard in Bloom, c.1904
Emil Carlsen Orchard in Bloom, c.1904

 

Orchard in Bloom, c.1904
Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Oil on canvas
25 x 30 inches

Signed: At lower right. ‘Emil. Carlsen.’.

ECA Control #: 14496

Archives of American Art #: 47480033

Archives of American Art Subjects:
Landscape
Landscape — Tree

Description:
Horizontal composition of a small cluster of Apple trees in blossom set against a blue sky and beige sand ground. In the mid-ground center of the painting is a apple tree in blossom. The tree is surrounded in the mid-ground with four other thin trees, several also in bloom. The background has a horizon line that slopes gentle down left. The horizon is about 2/5th up from the bottom. The ground is a sandy beige-grey-green with the trees rendered in similar tones. The blooms are white and have a mist-like appearance. The sky is light blue with white soft undefined clouds.
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Provenance:
1931 RISD Museum [1877- ], Rhode Island School of Design, 20 North Main St, Providence, RI 02903 (accession #31.080)
1931 Estate of Eliza Greene Radeke [1854-1931], New York, NY
c.1908 Private collection of Eliza Greene Radeke [1854-1931], New York, NY
c.1904 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist

Title History:
1904: Orchard in Full Bloom [from exhibition catalog]

Exhibitions:
1908 Saint Botolph Club, Boston, MA, “Paintings by Emil Carlsen”, January 6-24.
1906 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, “Paintings by Emil Carlsen“, May 6 – October 17.
1905 Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, “7th Annual Exhibition”, January – September 26.
1905 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, “One Hundredth Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts“, January 23 – March 4
1904 Society of American Artists, New York, NY, “Twenty-Sixth Exhibition of Society of American Artists“, March 26-May 1, Winner Webb Prize ($300).

References:
– “Selection VII: American Paintings from the Museum’s Collection, c. 1800-1930” by Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1977, page 87.
– Saint Botolph Club, Boston, MA, “Paintings by Emil Carlsen”, January 6-24, 1908, #3, not illustrated.
– “Year-Book of the Rhode Island School of Design” by The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1908, page 54-56, not illustrated.
– Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, Exhibition Catalog, “7th Annual Exhibition”, January – September 26, 1905.
– Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Exhibition Catalog, “One Hundredth Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts“, January 23 – March 4, 1905, #653, not illustrated.
– Brush and Pencil, Chicago, IL, “The Fine Arts at Worcester” by George C. Henderson, January, 1905, Volume 15, Number 1, page 12-13, 15-17, 19-20, not illustrated.
– The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, “Fine Arts. Twenty-sixth Exhibition of the American Artists’ Society“, March 30, 1904, Page 5.

Notes:

– We moved all the citations for this item from May, 1904 as we are unsure where they belong.

Brush and Pencil, Chicago, IL, “The Fine Arts at Worcester” by George C. Henderson, January, 1905, Volume 15, Number 1, page 12-13, 15-17, 19-20, not illustrated.
“Speaking of Emil Carlsen, there was a large canvas, showing a single old apple-tree in blossom. It was a bit of delicate color, creamy pink upon a delicate fresh green ground, but it did not look like the real thing.”

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, “Fine Arts. Twenty-sixth Exhibition of the American Artists’ Society“, March 30, 1904, Page 5.
“…Emil Carlsen has turned from still life to landscape and gives an orchard in bloom that is so pale as to suggest snow, but his Connecticut Hilltop-three orange and yellow trees-is higher and warm in key.”

Price History:

 

Document Information

Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2016.14496

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:
September 9, 2016

Last Update:
September 10, 2016