Emil Carlsen : Sangria punch—still-life with cognac wine bottle glass and lemons, 1889.

 

ECA record control number: 25741

Archives of American Art #: -none-

Record level: Item

Record type: Movable work

Work title: Sangria punch—still-life with cognac, wine bottle, glass and lemons

Alternate work titles:
2018 : Sangria punch—still-life with cognac, wine bottle, glass and lemons [ECA assigned title]

Work date: 1898 [date from front of canvas]

Work creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]

Work medium: Oil on canvas
Work dimensions: ? x ? inches [unframed] | ? x ? inches [framed]

Inscribed / signed front:
Location: At lower left.
Dated: Yes.
Text: ‘Emil. Carlsen. 89.‘.

Verso: none

ECA category: Still-life
ECA sub-category: Kitchen

Archives of American Art subjects:
Still Life
Still Life — Fruit
Still Life — Fruit — Lemon
Still Life — Other
Still Life — Other — Container

Description of work:

Provenance / ownership:
2014 Private collection of Kelly (<withheld>) Barry [<withheld.- ], Seattle, WA, by descent ;
ca.1970s Private collection of William T. Roach [1938-2013] & Gail Howland Roach [1939-2014], El Cerrito, CA, by descent ;
ca.1940s Private collection of W. Deane Howland [1910-1964] & Marylyn Kemp Howland [1908-1993], Kensington, CA;
ca.1930s Private collection of William W. Kemp [1873-1946], Berkeley, CA ;
after 1889 Private collection of [unknown] ;
1889 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .

Exhibition history:

References / citations:

Related works:
– Still life with lemons, 1881.
– Cracked ice, 1894.
– Still life with lemons and sugar cubes, 1899.

ECA notes:
– Works sent directly to the ECA via email on June 6, 2018 at 6:09 pm, email id#<CAEf1cgBsJom0gVTCqmA5ZrMztVvvQ6q9d5Xh6WHNEG8dBisX-w@mail.gmail.com>.

– The painting depicts the ingredients of a popular late 1800s drink of sangria punch. The recipe contained cognac, red wine, lemons and additional fruit. The cognac bottle matches the appearance of a Benedictine bottle with its wax seal and bottle shape. Benedictine is a sweet, herbal, cognac-based liqueur. The glass, liqueur bottle, lemons, and even the wicker wrapped wine bottle appear in other Carlsen works from that era (see related works above). Carlsen was not known as drinker or partier, tending to avoid both.

Price history:
ca.1930s – [unknown]
ca.1889 – [unknown]

 

Document information

Document permalink:
https://emilcarlsen.org/work/?p=25741

Digital-born document number:
ECA.2018.25741

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:
June 7, 2018

Last updated: June 9, 2018 at 2:53 am