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Emil Carlsen : Still-life [large copper candy pot], 1904.

Emil Carlsen Still Life (large copper candy pot) 1904
Emil Carlsen Still Life (large copper candy pot) 1904

 

ECA Record Control Number: 1601

Archives of American Art #: 10640016

Record Level: Item

Record Type: Movable Work

Work Title: Still Life [large candy copper pot]

Alternate Work Titles:
2014: Still Life [Large Candy Copper Pot] [ECA added to help uniquely identify this painting.]
1954: Still Life [from museum website.]

Work Date: 1904 [date from front of canvas.]

Work Creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]

Work Medium: Oil on canvas mounted on board
Work Dimensions: 34-1/4 x 39-1/5 inches | 23-1/4 x 28-1/2 inches (unframed)

Inscribed/Signed Front:
Location: At lower right.
Dated: Yes.
Text: ‘Emil. Carlsen. 1904.’.

Verso: unknown

ECA Category: Still Life
ECA Sub-Category: Brown

Archives of American Art Subjects:
Object
Object — Vegetable
Object — Vegetable — Onion
Still Life
Still Life — Other
Still Life — Other — Container
Still Life — Other — Cookware
Still Life — Other — Vase
Still Life — Vegetable
Still Life — Vegetable — Onion

Description of Work:
“Still life depicting a large copper kettle, a small ceramic crock glazed in pale turquoise, and a few small white onion bulbs and hazelnuts scattered about, and a round black glass bottle showing the reflection of a window on the opposite side of the room.” – Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian

Provenance/Ownership:
1954 ( Columbus Museum [1953- ], 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus, GA 31906 (Accession #54.79) ) ;
1948 Estate of Georgia Shackelford (Collier) Comer [1868-1948], Savannah, GA | Atlanta, GA ;
ca.1908 Private collection of Georgia Shackelford (Collier) Comer [1868-1948], Savannah, GA | Atlanta, GA ;
ca.1904 Private collection of Cowles Myles Collier [1836-1908], Savannah, GA | Atlanta, GA ; [needs confirmation with museum but makes sense as Collier was a painter and a member of the Salmagundi Club]
1904 ( Salmagundi Club [1871- ], 47 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003 ) ;
1904 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .

Exhibition History:
1999 Vance Jordan Fine Art, New York, NY, “Quiet Magic: The Still-Life Paintings of Emil Carlsen“, October 28 – December 10.
1987 Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA; “A Select View: American Paintings from the Columbus Museum,” 1987; December 23, 1987 – January 29, 1988, Brevard Art Center and Museum, Cocoa, FL; March 1-27, 1988, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA; Smith Kramer Art Connections, Kansas City, MO?.
1904 Salmagundi Club, 14 West 12th Street, New York, NY, “Annual Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Sculptures”, February 15-27. Inness Prize ($100) to Carlsen. [this needs further proof and is only conjecture that this painting was probably shown and sold to the owners from this exhibition.]

References/Citations:
– Vance Jordan Fine Art, New York, NY, Exhibition Catalog, “Quiet Magic: The Still-Life Paintings of Emil Carlsen“, October 28 – December 10, 1999, #23.
– Columbus Museum, unpublished checklist, 1991.
– Columbus Museum, 1989.
– Hubbard, Nancy Brewster, “A Select View: American Paintings from the Columbus Museum,” Columbus, GA: Columbus Museum, 1987. Illustration: Image on file. Hubbard, Nancy Brewster, “A Select View: American Paintings from the Columbus Museum,” Columbus, GA: Columbus Museum, 1987, pg. 13.

Related Works:

ECA Notes:
– Currently on view.

Price History:

 

Document Information

Digital-born Document Number:
ECA.2014.1601

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:
February 2, 2014

Last Update:
January 22, 2017