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Monday, October 31, 2011
Help needed. Paintings are being identified.
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In July of the past summer, I posted these paintings, looking for help in identifying the artists and the subjects. So far, several of you have written, and I am thankful for your help.
Pollard Limner. Catherine Adams c 1719
This painting is attributed to Winthrop Chandler New England Woman c 1775 The Fenimore Art Museum in New York states, "These portraits are the only known works by Winthrop Chandler executed in pastels. With the exception of a possible portrait painting apprenticeship in Boston and about five years in Worcester, Chandler lived his entire life in Chandler Hill, Connecticut. Since Chandler did not sign any of his known works, all attributions are based on documentary evidence that relates the artist to the painting through family tradition or stylistic similarities. The subjects' piercing eyes, tightly pursed lips, beetling brows, and strongly modeled faces are characteristic features of Chandler's work."
Just got one identified!!!! Catherine Clinton 1755-1807 (Mrs Isaac Heston) Attributed to her husband, Isaac Heston (1726-1824) Blockley Twp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Portrait of Catherine Heston (Mrs. Isaac Heston) painted c. 1774 in Philadelphia, by her husband, appeared in the 2006-07 catalog of Peter Eaton & Joan Brownstein of Newbury, MA. The couple was married in 1774 in Philadelphia, PA, and had 7 children.
Unknown Artist. Jannetje Vrelandt Drummond of New Jersey, 1776
In July of the past summer, I posted these paintings, looking for help in identifying the artists and the subjects. So far, several of you have written, and I am thankful for your help.
Random-help needed. American portrait?
Who is this woman and who painted her? She appears to be American painted between 1830 - 1840. Any ideas? Thanks. By the way, I love that little pin.
Funniest thing, must be a Halloween night thing. When I was trying to find this image by reverse searching google, the website showed me several images which it "Visually similar images" Here are 3 from that grouping.
Very interesting electronic selection. Totally different perspective.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Portraits by New Zealand-born Frances Mary Hodgkins (1869-1947)
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1896 Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand artist, 1869-1947) Fortune Teller
Frances Mary Hodgkins (1869-1947) was a painter chiefly of landscape and still lifes, and for a short period was a designer of textiles. She was born in New Zealand, but spent most of her working life in Britain. Of course, I am most interested in her fascinating figurative portraits, so that is what we will view here.
1915 Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand artist, 1869-1947) Two Women with a Basket of Flowers
1916 Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand artist, 1869-1947) Refugiers Belges
1922 Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand artist, 1869-1947) Double Portrait
1929 Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand artist, 1869-1947) The Farmer's Daughter
1930 Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand artist, 1869-1947) Bridesmaids
1930 Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand artist, 1869-1947) Two Children
1937 Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand artist, 1869-1947) Double Portrait
Frances Hodgkins (New Zealand artist, 1869-1947)
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Frances Mary Hodgkins (1869-1947) was a painter chiefly of landscape and still lifes, and for a short period was a designer of textiles. She was born in New Zealand, but spent most of her working life in Britain. Of course, I am most interested in her fascinating figurative portraits, so that is what we will view here.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Evolution of American Artist & Teacher David McCosh 1903-1980
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1920s David McCosh Window Washer
David McCosh was born in Cedar Rapids, IA in 1903. He studied at Iowa’s Coe College and the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating in 1926. McCosh traveled and painted for 2 years in Europe on a John Quincy Adams Scholarship exhibiting his works in a one-man show upon his return in 1929. By 1931, his works were included in shows in New York & Chicago. This initiated an active schedule of exhibitions that McCosh would sustain for over 40 years.
1926 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Captain Bernard
McCosh began his teaching career at the Art Institute of Chicago, and in the summer months, at the Stone City Art Colony in Iowa with his friend, Grant Wood. He taught at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1931-1933.
1928 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Ganster's Funeral
David McCosh and Anne Kutka of Yonkers, New York, met in the summer of 1930, when both artists were Tiffany Foundation Fellows painting in Oyster Bay, Long Island. Four years later they were married in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1930s David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Chambermaid
In 1934 after his marriage, McCosh accepted a position in the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon in Eugene teaching drawing, painting, and lithography. He continued in this position until his retirement in 1970.
1931 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Girl Sewing
Unlike some other mid-20th century Northwest painters — Morris Graves, Mark Tobey, & Kenneth Callahan — McCosh was never part of a recognized school or movement and drew little national attention. McCosh’s early work expresses the modern interest in scenes of contemporary life. Gradually, his observation of nature would become the dominant focus of his work for the remainder of his painting career.
1932 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) The Foreman
Always circumspect about the idea of abstract art, McCosh remained steadfast in his belief that painting always found its basis in observation--the people, the animals, and the landscapes that surrounded him. From this perspective, McCosh’s mature, and highly personal style became a record of the visual vocabulary he developed responding to what his experienced eye had learned to see.
1932 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Woman Ironing
After his retirement in 1970, McCosh continued to live and paint in Eugene. He died in 1981.
1933 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Caller Waiting
1933 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Kutka from Yonkers, the artist's wife.
1933 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Lakeshore Swimmers in December
1933 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) North Avenue, Chicago
1934 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Men Working
1934 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) I've Got a Toothache, Self-Portrait
David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Highway in Oregon
David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Lone Sheep
1936 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Mill Pond
1937 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Grain Elevator
1940s David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Black Sun
1949 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Beach
1940 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Cactus at Noon
1950 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Celebrants
1951 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Beach Things
1959 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Goat and Fig Tree
1965 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Hillside
1966 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Burros and Cactus
1966 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Color Impression I
1968 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Crows on Beach
1969 David McCosh (American artist, 1903-1980) Abstract Landscape 1969
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David McCosh was born in Cedar Rapids, IA in 1903. He studied at Iowa’s Coe College and the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating in 1926. McCosh traveled and painted for 2 years in Europe on a John Quincy Adams Scholarship exhibiting his works in a one-man show upon his return in 1929. By 1931, his works were included in shows in New York & Chicago. This initiated an active schedule of exhibitions that McCosh would sustain for over 40 years.
McCosh began his teaching career at the Art Institute of Chicago, and in the summer months, at the Stone City Art Colony in Iowa with his friend, Grant Wood. He taught at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1931-1933.
David McCosh and Anne Kutka of Yonkers, New York, met in the summer of 1930, when both artists were Tiffany Foundation Fellows painting in Oyster Bay, Long Island. Four years later they were married in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In 1934 after his marriage, McCosh accepted a position in the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon in Eugene teaching drawing, painting, and lithography. He continued in this position until his retirement in 1970.
Unlike some other mid-20th century Northwest painters — Morris Graves, Mark Tobey, & Kenneth Callahan — McCosh was never part of a recognized school or movement and drew little national attention. McCosh’s early work expresses the modern interest in scenes of contemporary life. Gradually, his observation of nature would become the dominant focus of his work for the remainder of his painting career.
Always circumspect about the idea of abstract art, McCosh remained steadfast in his belief that painting always found its basis in observation--the people, the animals, and the landscapes that surrounded him. From this perspective, McCosh’s mature, and highly personal style became a record of the visual vocabulary he developed responding to what his experienced eye had learned to see.
After his retirement in 1970, McCosh continued to live and paint in Eugene. He died in 1981.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
A Few Hungarian Women 1800s-1900s
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