Kauterskill Clove

1860

Jervis McEntee

Associated Names
Jervis McEntee

Artist, American, 1828 - 1891

The drawing depicts a scene with a cluster of trees and foliage. The point of view is at eye level. There is no prominent horizon depicted. The style of the pencil work shows delicate and precise brushstrokes, capturing intricate details of the tree branches and leaves with varied line weights. The color palette is minimal, with soft gray pencil lines on a muted beige or off-white paper. Closest to us are two large trees with textured bark and intricate branches, surrounded by more trees and foliage fading into the background.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lockwood De Forest, New York; (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • A Selection of Drawings by Jervis McEntee from the Lockwood de Forest Collection, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1976, no. 25

  • A Selection of Drawings by Jervis McEntee from the Lockwood de Forest Collection, New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut, 1976, no. 18

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

1980

  • Hudson River Drawing, Falmouth Public Library, Massachusetts, 1980-1981

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982-1983

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. 24-25, no. 11, 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. 41, no. 292.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Kauterskill Clove / July 27 - 60; upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: APG 2174 jj

Wikidata ID

Q64581673

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