Charles DeWolf Brownell Watercolor Painting on Paper "Off Kill-Devil"

Item Details

A watercolor painting on paper titled Off Kill-Devil by listed American watercolorist Charles DeWolf Brownell (1822-1909), created in 1859. The painting depicts choppy waters under a calm sky. Inscribed in the upper right corner with title and date. To the verso, is a gallery label from Borghi Fine Art Gallery. This piece is accompanied by a Hirschl & Adler Galleries catalog. Presented behind glass in a gilt frame with white matting and a hanging wire to the verso.

Brownell is most well-known for his landscapes of New England and international scenes. A contemporary and friend to Hudson River School artists like Frederic Edwin Church, Brownell’s work reveal a similar romantic sentiment for the natural world. Brownell was born in Providence, Rhode Island and was raised in East Hartford, Connecticut. He became a lawyer in New England but abandoned law in his early 30s for painting. His international scenes include Cuba, Mexico, South America, and more. During his lifetime, Brownell exhibited at the National Academy of Design and the Brooklyn Art Museum. Today, his works can be found in the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (Hartford, CT), the Milwaukee Art Museum, and numerous private collections.

Dimensions

- measured in the frame; site size: 8.25" W x 5.25" H.

Item #

16NYC025-373