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The Narrows from Fort Hamilton

Creator: Joseph Henry Hidley
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Joseph Hidley (1830-1872) Lived/Active: New York
The Narrows from Fort Hamilton
Unsigned, ca. 1860-1865
Oil on canvas
14″ x 20″, 21″ x 27″ (frame)
Over-all in great condition, lined.

Provenance: Mitch Jennings, Greenwich, Connecticut.

Like so many other Hudson River School painters, Joseph Hidley most likely derived this painting from William Bartlett’s lithograph, “The Narrows, From Fort Hamilton.” This picturesque scene depicts viewers from Staten Island looking out over the Narrows to Fort Lafayette and Fort Hamilton flying the American flag. As a self-taught, itinerate artist, Hidley only became known after his death. The Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh created awareness of his work through an exhibition in 1941. Now widely known, the artist’s paintings can be viewed at prominent museums and institutions, such as The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Price: $5750

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	19th Century
Creation Date:	1860-1865
Styles / Movements:	Other
Incollect Reference #:	890154

Dimensions

W.	27 in;	H.	21 in;
W.	68.58 cm;	H.	53.34 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.