Hudson Highlands

1860s

John William Casilear

Associated Names
John William Casilear

Artist, American, 1811 - 1893

The image depicts an aerial view overlooking a body of water. The horizon is positioned high, showing water meeting distant land and the sky. Mountains or hills are subtly indicated in the distance with light pencil lines. The drawing style is loose with delicate strokes defining the rocky landscape. The color scheme is monochromatic, with various shades of gray on beige paper. The water reflects minimal detail, suggesting a calm scene, with small sailboats adding points of interest.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with touches of white heightening on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection, Avalon Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.3 × 35.3 cm (9 3/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.4.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • American Light: The Luminist Movement, 1850-1875, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980, 249, fig. 284.

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 35.

1980

  • Wilmerding, John. American Light: The Luminist Movement, 1850-1875, Paintings, Drawings, Photographs. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980: fig. 284.

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: L (circled) Casalear 20-; upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64584490

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