A Gleamy Effect—Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania

1835-1840

George Harvey

Associated Names
George Harvey

Artist, American, 1800 - 1878

The image shows a rural landscape from an elevated angle. The horizon features blue hills and a pale sky with hints of clouds and sunlight. In the foreground, a wagon pulled by two animals travels on a dirt path leading to a small settlement. Fields of gold, houses, and a tall tree with few leaves are also visible. The color palette is warm with blue accents in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.27 × 34.77 cm (8 3/8 × 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.564

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kennedy and Co., New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1948; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1843

  • Original Water Color Drawings and Oil Paintings Selected by Mr. George Harvey, 322 Broadway, New York, 1843, no. 6 (as "A Gleemy Effect")

1844

  • Eighteenth Exhibition of Paintings, Atheneum Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, 1844, no. 6 (as "A Gleemy Effect")

1940

  • One Hundred Years Ago in North America: An Exhibition of Watercolor Drawings by George Harvey, Kennedy and Co., New York, 1940 (as "Hollidaysburgh, Pa.")

1942

  • History of American Water Color Painting, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1942

1948

  • George Harvey and His Atmospheric Landscapes of North America, New York Historical Society, 1948, no. 9

1977

  • Changing Prospects: Views of America on Paper from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Tour of Canada), 1977-1979

1979

  • Sketches by Contemporaries of Frederic E. Church, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

  • American Places, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979-1980

1981

  • The Artist as Illustrator, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, no. 11

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988, pp. 16-18, no. 6, repro

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 6, no. 35.

Wikidata ID

Q64571445

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