Village by the River

fourth quarter 19th century

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The painting shows a coastal area. Across the water, the horizon is behind several buildings of different colors, with trees and white fences between them. In the center, there is a small green island, a steamship, and a sailboat, as well as some black and white birds. Tall trees with dark green leaves are on a small section of land near the bottom right corner, with flying birds above them and a small person dressed in dark clothing sitting below them. The sky above is cloudy, and the water below reflects the clouds.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Vermont. Purchased in 1952 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1958.

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Exhibition History

1957

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part II, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1957, no. 75.

1961

  • Extended loan for use by the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1961.

1962

  • American Painting 1857-1869, organized by University of Delaware, Newark, and Wilmington Society of Fine Arts, Delaware Art Center, 1962, no. 91, (cat. by Wayne Craven).

  • Exhibition of Early American Art, Academy of the Arts, Talbot County Historical Society, Easton, Maryland, 1962, no. 32.

1968

  • The American Primitive Paintings Exhibit, organized by the Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California, for de Saisset Art Gallery, University of Santa Clara, 1968.

1971

  • Extended loan for use by the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy residence, Vienna, Austria, 1971-1978.

1978

  • The American Folk Art Tradition: Paintings from the Garbisch Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978.

1980

  • Extended loan for use by the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy residence, Berlin, West Germany, 1980-1983.

1993

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Richard Riley, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1993-1994.

2010

  • American Naive Paintings from the Garbisch Collection at the National Gallery of Art, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia, 2010, no cat.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 154, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 301, repro.

1992

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 626-628, repro. 627.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 432, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20188806

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