Showrooms

Dolores Street and Sixth Avenue

Carmel, CA 93921

United States

800.833.9185

www.kargesfineart.com/

Yosemite Valley

Creator: Thomas Hill
Offered by: William A. Karges Fine Art

Description
“Yosemite Valley”was painted in 1901, and features the unparalleled view of the rugged canyon surrounded by towering granite cliffs. This is an impressive, luminous, romantic painting that includes a figure of a fisherman casting his line into the rushing river. The inclusion of this figure not only adds additional interest to the visual composition by giving the viewer a sense of the grand scale of the imposing landscape, it also creates a narrative and introduces a little extra ancillary story. Judging by the large number of fish he displays in his left hand, this angler is having an excellent and very fruitful day.

The painting also showcases the dynamic energy of the waterfall and the fast moving flow of the Merced River. This is a Barbizon-style work, moving towards Impressionism, set in an elaborate, original antique style gessoed and gilded frame.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed and dated 1901 by the artist lower right
Origin:	United States, California
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Oil on canvas
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1901
Styles / Movements:	Impressionism, Western, Barbizon/Tonalism
Dealer Reference #:	9086
Incollect Reference #:	693557

Dimensions

W.	54 in;	H.	36 in;
W.	137.16 cm;	H.	91.44 cm;

Message from Seller:

For over 35 years, William A. Karges Fine Art has been the preeminent art dealer specializing in original early California and American paintings created between 1870 and 1940, as well as American Southwest and early Philippine paintings.