Emil Carlsen : Through the woods, Falls Village, CT, ca.1911.

Emil Carlsen Through the Woods, Falls Village (also called Wood Interior & Pool in The Forest), CT, c.1911

Through the Woods, Falls Village, CT, c.1911
Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Oil on canvas laid down on Masonite
44-1/2 x 39 inches

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

Archives of American Art #: -none-

Provenance:
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2006 Heritage Auctions (HA.com), 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor, Dallas, TX 75219
c.2006 private collection, TX
c.2006 Private collection of David Dike [c.1950s- ], Dallas, TX
c.2006 Estate of Mrs. George H. Norsworthy [1921-2006], Dallas, TX
c.1946 Private collection of Mrs. George H. Norsworthy, Dallas, TX
c.1910s Private collection of Mr. and Mrs. Dealey [1859-1946], Dallas, TX
c.1911 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist

Exhibitions:
2006 Heritage Auctions (HA.com), Dallas, TX, November 9.
2006 Heritage Auctions (HA.com), Dallas, TX, May 3 – 4.
1912 Vose Gallery, Boston, MA, “The Latest Work of Emil Carlsen, N.A.”, April 8-20.
1912 Macbeth Galleries, New York, NY, “Exhibition of Paintings by Emil Carlsen, N.A.”, March 4-16.
1911 Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Sixth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists“, May 12 – August 28.

References:
– “Soren Emil Carlsen: The Hammershoi of Manhattan” by Kim Lykke Jensen, Narayana Press, Gylling, Denmark, 2008, illustrated: color, page 75, figure 57.
– Heritage Auctions (HA.com), Dallas, TX, Sale Cat., November 9, 2006, Lot #24027.
– Heritage Auctions (HA.com), Dallas, TX, Sale Cat., May 3 – 4, 2006, Lot #23310.
– The Christian Science Monitor, New York, NY, “Emil Carlsen Has Exhibition“, April 13, 1912, page 6, not illustrated.
– Vose Gallery, Boston, MA, Exhibition Catalog, “The Latest Work of Emil Carlsen, N.A.”, April 8-20, 1912, #14, not illustrated.
– “Emil Carlsen Letter Confirming Payment Received from Vose Gallery” provided by Vose Gallery, April 30, 1912.
– Macbeth Galleries, New York, NY, Exhibition Catalog, “Exhibition of Paintings by Emil Carlsen, N.A.”, March 4-16, 1912, #14, shown as Pool in a Forest, not illustrated.
– Academy Notes, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “The Sixth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists at the Albright Art Gallery“, July, 1911, Volume 6, Number 3, page 76-93, not illustrated.
– Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Sixth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists“, May 12 – August 28, 1911, #15, illustrated: B&W, pg.45.

Notes:

The Christian Science Monitor, New York, NY, “Emil Carlsen Has Exhibition“, April 13, 1912, page 6, not illustrated.
…”There is charming sentiment, too, in “The Pool in the Forest.”…

– Academy Notes, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “The Sixth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists at the Albright Art Gallery“, July, 1911, Volume 6, Number 3, page 76-93, not illustrated.
…”Emil Carlsen, Wood Interior. Springtime most artistically rendered. The solemn trunks of the trees lose themselves in the tender verdure of the woods. A pool, in which the trees are reflected, is in the extreme foreground, with large moss-covered boulders on the banks. The haze and mist of early spring lends mystery to the glade. One can almost hear the song of birds and the hum of insects. An admirable piece of work, on which Mr. Carlsen is to be warmly congratulated, as also on his smaller canvas—a little wood interior.”…

Price:
2006 – $155,350 USD
2006 – unsold