Hudson River School of Art Auction Ending 12/11

#1 – Edmund C. Coates (1816-1871). "View of the Hudson from West Point,” Plus Bartlett Print. Framed 19thC o/c signed Edmund C. Coates (1816-1871). "View of the Hudson from West Point." Featured in the Exhibition "This Perfect River-View": The Hudson River School and Contemporaries in Private Collections in the Highlands. The exhibit ran from July 20th to November 25, 2007 at the Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museum in Cold Spring, NY. This painting was featured as plate #22 on page 43 of the 67 page catalog for the exhibition. It also bears the #15 tag from being on exhibit at the Historic Boscobel Home on the Hudson in Cold Spring, NY. Included with this painting is an original, framed William Bartlett small folio print of a similar View. These C-1840 prints were inspirations for 19thC Hudson River School artists who utilized their compositions to paint variations. Bio AskArt: A landscape, portrait, marine and history painter, Edmund C. Coates lived in New York City during his active period 1837-1872. Brooklyn and New York City directories from those years list him as Edward, Edmund C., E.C. Coates, and E.G. Coates. His paintings include landscapes of Canada and Italy although it is not known if the artist traveled to those countries or if other works inspired the scenes. He also painted in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and, listed as one of the Hudson River School painters, did numerous Hudson River Valley scenes such as Shipping on the Hudson River, 1855. His painting titled Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh, 1867, depicted a popular scene among the Hudson River painters because it was George Washington's headquarters painted against the backdrop of Storm Mountain near the town of Newburgh. Collections holding work by Coates include the New York Historical Society, the New York State Historical Association and the Shelburne Museum. Sources include: A Century of American Landscapes 1812-1912, Frank S. Schwarz and Son, Philadelphia, 1986 Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art John Howat, The Hudson River and Its Painters. Sight: 22x27”, Overall 27.5x33.” Artist’s Auction Record: $40,250. Estimate: $6,000-$10,000. (See multiple photos for details and condition.) (Bartlett Print Note: 19thC Framed, matted under glass hand colored William H. Bartlett (1800-1854) engraving, small folio. Note: the craft of hand coloring was done by trained women in the 19thC. They were compensated one penny for each engraving, which was considered good work at the time. There are no two hand colored engravings that are identical. sometimes the artists used different colors on figures. 11" x 12.75" overall)

Edmund C. Coates (1816-1871). "View of the Hudson from West Point,” Plus Bartlett Print. Framed 19thC o/c signed Edmund C. Coates (1816-1871). "View of the Hudson from West Point." Featured in the Exhibition "This Perfect River-View": The Hudson River School and Contemporaries in Private Collections in the Highlands. The exhibit ran from July 20th to November 25, 2007 at the Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museum in Cold Spring, NY. This painting was featured as plate #22 on page 43 of the 67 page catalog for the exhibition. It also bears the #15 tag from being on exhibit at the Historic Boscobel Home on the Hudson in Cold Spring, NY. Included with this painting is an original, framed William Bartlett small folio print of a similar View. These C-1840 prints were inspirations for 19thC Hudson River School artists who utilized their compositions to paint variations. Bio AskArt: A landscape, portrait, marine and history painter, Edmund C. Coates lived in New York City during his active period 1837-1872. Brooklyn and New York City directories from those years list him as Edward, Edmund C., E.C. Coates, and E.G. Coates. His paintings include landscapes of Canada and Italy although it is not known if the artist traveled to those countries or if other works inspired the scenes. He also painted in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and, listed as one of the Hudson River School painters, did numerous Hudson River Valley scenes such as Shipping on the Hudson River, 1855. His painting titled Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh, 1867, depicted a popular scene among the Hudson River painters because it was George Washington's headquarters painted against the backdrop of Storm Mountain near the town of Newburgh. Collections holding work by Coates include the New York Historical Society, the New York State Historical Association and the Shelburne Museum. Sources include: A Century of American Landscapes 1812-1912, Frank S. Schwarz and Son, Philadelphia, 1986 Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art John Howat, The Hudson River and Its Painters. Sight: 22x27”, Overall 27.5x33.” Artist’s Auction Record: $40,250. Estimate: $6,000-$10,000. (See multiple photos for details and condition.) (Bartlett Print Note: 19thC Framed, matted under glass hand colored William H. Bartlett (1800-1854) engraving, small folio. Note: the craft of hand coloring was done by trained women in the 19thC. They were compensated one penny for each engraving, which was considered good work at the time. There are no two hand colored engravings that are identical. sometimes the artists used different colors on figures. 11" x 12.75" overall)

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