05-18-200705-19-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2366Boston
May 18, 2007 04:00 PMCalender
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Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823-1900) Looking Down the Ravine at Hastings

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$64,625$55,000
Auction: Sale #2366 - 2366Location: BostonDate / Time: May 18, 2007 4:00PM

Description:

Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823-1900)

Looking Down the Ravine at Hastings
Signed and dated "J F Cropsey - 1885" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 19 x 15 1/4 in. (48.3 x 38.7 cm),framed.
Condition: Two minor repaired punctures plus one unrepaired (all less than 1/2 inch),minute loss l.r., minor scattered retouch, possible areas of skinning.

Provenance: Sold at Ortgies & Co., New York, 1887, through to Halcyon Skinner (1824-1900) and Adelaide Cropsey Skinner (1835-1920),near Yonkers, New York, then by descent in their family to the present owner.

N.B. From childhood, Cropsey showed both interest and ability in drawing, and taught himself by copying the paintings and drawings of established artists. Although he formally trained first as an architect, Cropsey had early success as a landscape painter. Cropsey studied the works of Thomas Cole and developed a palette and romantic sensibility akin to the older artist's style. In the late 1850s, Cropsey worked in England, where he was influenced by fellow Hudson River School painter Frederic E. Church.

Cropsey moved to his home, Ever Rest, overlooking the ravine at Hasting-on-Hudson in 1885, the year this work was painted. This painting will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonne being prepared by the Newington-Cropsey Foundation. We wish to thank the Foundation for their assistance in cataloguing this work.
Estimate $75,000-100,000

Keywords

Francis Cropsey, Yonkers, Ortgies & Co., Adelaide Cropsey Skinner, landscape painter , Thomas Cole, fellow Hudson River School painter , United Kingdom, Frederic E. Church, Newington-Cropsey Foundation