Landscapes from the Brooklyn Museum
I spent some time at the Brooklyn Museum this weekend and was reminded of how great their collection is. I discovered a few paintings that I’ve overlooked in the past, and found a new appreciation for some old favorites. Brooklyn doesn’t have the largest or deepest collection, by any means, but they’ve got some real knockouts.
Francis Guy, Winter Scene in Brooklyn, ca. 1819-1820.
Paul Huet, Landscape in the Forest at Compiègne, 1826-1828.
Gustave Courbet, The Edge of the Pool (Au Bord de l'Etang), 1867.
Louis Rémy Mignot, Niagara, 1866.
Charles-François Daubigny, An Apple Orchard, 1871-1878.
Frederic Edwin Church, Tropical Scenery, 1873.
Winslow Homer, In the Mountains, 1877.
George Wesley Bellows, A Morning Snow--Hudson River, 1910.
W. Cole Brigham, Charles Merrill Memorial Window, ca. 1910.
Israel Litwak, Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, 1951.
Randy Dudley, Gowanus Canal from 2nd Street, 1986.
Pat Steir, Everlasting Waterfall, 1989.
Valerie Hegarty, Fallen Bierstadt, 2007.
A couple of side notes:
The site of Dudley’s painting of the Gowanus canal is about a block from my house. Dudley’s work reminds me quite a bit of Rackstraw Downes, both in subject and in style. I’d like to find more information about him.
Also, Valerie Hegerty has a fantastic edition available from 20×200 which benefits the Brooklyn Museum.
September 6, 2010