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Thomas Chambers (1808-1866)

Creator: Thomas Chambers
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Thomas Chambers (1808-1866) Lived/active; New York and Boston
Winter Scene with Snow-Capped Rocks and Mountains.
Unsigned, ca. 1840-1850.
Oil on canvas, lined. In great condition.
Illustrated in Nineteenth-Century Folk Paintings: Our Spirited National Heritage, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, plate # 124.
As so well described by Kathleen Foster, written in a 2008 exhibition catalogue for the Philadelphia Museum, “Chambers was a self-taught artist who operated in the zone between folk and fine art (and) was the country’s first modern artist. “This rare winter scene captures Chambers unique style of painting, “with cartoon like energy and rhythmic sense of design to appeal to modern taste.”
18 ¾” h. x 22 ¾” w. (with frame).

Item ID: WoA-AMP-OC 698

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Notes:	Illustrated in Nineteenth-Century Folk Paintings: Our Spirited National Heritage, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, plate # 124.
Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Oil on canvas
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	ca. 1845
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art
Book References:	Illustrated in Nineteenth-Century Folk Paintings: Our Spirited National Heritage, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, plate # 124.
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-AMP-OC 698
Incollect Reference #:	746971

Dimensions

W.	22.75 in;	H.	18.75 in;
W.	57.79 cm;	H.	47.63 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.