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Feb 4 2011
Winter in the Country, the Old Grist Mill by George Henry Durrie, 1862
American / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of George Henry Durrie’s “Winter in the Country, the Old Grist Mill” of 1862. George Henry Durrie was an American artist born in 1820 Connecticut. He studied under the portraitist Nathaniel Jocelyn with his brother John. He became an itinerant painter doing mostly portraits but in the 1850′s began to specialize in landscapes of New England. His reputation grew in the late Fifties and his work began to be displayed at prestigious institutions. In 1861 Currier and Ives began publishing his prints which led to great fame. He died in New Haven the year after this masterpiece’s creation on October 15, 1863. This is a fine example of his work and is in a private collection.
Oct 6 2010
The Fox Hunt by Winslow Homer, 1893
American / Paintings (Reproductions) / Winslow Homer - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Winslow Homer’s masterpiece “The Fox Hunt” of 1893. It shows a flock of crows circling upon a fox who has been slowed down by deep snows. This work is among the “Darwinian” paintings in which the artist attempts to portray the struggle implied within the concept of the survival of the fittest. It was immediately purchased by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. At 68.5 inches wide it is Homer’s largest painting and this was his first work to enter a major museum collection. It began the process by which the artist finally reached financial stability within seven years, at the age of sixty-four. This painting is still in the possession of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
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