Little Falls at Luzerne, from “The Hudson River Portfolio”
- Publisher
- Henry J. Megarey, American, 1818–1845
- Date
- 1822–23
- depicts
- Luzerne, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Prints
- Collection
- Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image: 16 in. x 21 1/4 in. (40.6 x 54 cm)
plate: 17 13/16 x 24 1/8 in. (45.2 x 61.3 cm)
sheet (irregular): 19 1/16 x 26 1/8 in. (48.4 x 66.4 cm) - Credit Line
- The Sidney S. and Sadie Cohen Print Purchase Fund, Director's Discretionary Fund, and funds given by the estates of Babette T. Putzel and Louis R. Putzel, James and Joan Schiele, Paul M. Arenberg, an anonymous donor in honor of Nancy G. Rosenbaum, Mr. and Mrs. David C. Farrell, Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg, and Charles and Jane Walbrandt
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 5:2008.32
NOTES
Plates one through eight of The Hudson River Portfolio illustrate the Upper Hudson, a landscape characterized by bountiful woods, rocky outcroppings, and numerous waterfalls. This part of the river was unnavigable and therefore not very accessible to travelers of the early 19th century. The sparsely-settled village of Luzerne was the northernmost point depicted in the portfolio. In the 1820s, Luzerne was home to those engaged in the lumber trade. In this image, the artist focused on two water-powered wood mills set against the dramatic backdrop of the Adirondack Mountains.
Provenance
- 1935
Kennedy & Company, New York, NY
1935
Horace Havemeyer (1886-1956), purchased from Kennedy & Company, New York, NY [1]
1935 - 2001
Doris Havemeyer Catlin (1912-1975), gift of Horace Havemeyer, New York, NY; Daniel Catlin, M.D. (1908-2001), New York, NY [2]
2001 - 2008
Estate of Daniel Catlin, M.D., Hanover, NH
2008 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from the Estate of Daniel Catlin, M.D. [3]
Notes:
[1] Per invoice dated November 9, 1935 [SLAM document files]
[2] In a letter from Daniel Catlin, Jr., dated September 11, 2014, he writes that this print and 7 others (5:2008.26, 5:2008.6, 5:2008.25, 5:2008.32, 5:2008.31, 5:2008.27, 5:2008.28) were given to his mother by her father in 1935.[SLAM document files]
[3] Per invoice dated February 4, 2008 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 5, 2008.
Kennedy & Company, New York, NY
1935
Horace Havemeyer (1886-1956), purchased from Kennedy & Company, New York, NY [1]
1935 - 2001
Doris Havemeyer Catlin (1912-1975), gift of Horace Havemeyer, New York, NY; Daniel Catlin, M.D. (1908-2001), New York, NY [2]
2001 - 2008
Estate of Daniel Catlin, M.D., Hanover, NH
2008 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from the Estate of Daniel Catlin, M.D. [3]
Notes:
[1] Per invoice dated November 9, 1935 [SLAM document files]
[2] In a letter from Daniel Catlin, Jr., dated September 11, 2014, he writes that this print and 7 others (5:2008.26, 5:2008.6, 5:2008.25, 5:2008.32, 5:2008.31, 5:2008.27, 5:2008.28) were given to his mother by her father in 1935.[SLAM document files]
[3] Per invoice dated February 4, 2008 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 5, 2008.
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