Description: MIRROR LAKE LOOKING UP TENAYA CANYON – MT WATKINS ON THE LEFT Artist: Photogravure from a Painting by Thomas Hill CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PICTURESQUE VIEWS OF THE AMERICAN WEST LIKE THIS ONE!! PRINT DATE: This photogravure was printed in 1888; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 11 x 15 inches, image size is 6 by 9 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. Paper is quality woven rag stock paper. SHIPPING: Buyer to pay shipping, domestic orders receive priority mail, international orders receive regular air mail unless otherwise asked for. We take a variety of payment options. Full payment details will be in our email after auction close. We pack properly to protect your item! DESCRIPTION OF PRINT SUBJECT AND BIOGRAPHY OF ARTIST : “Half a mile beyond Washington Column you come to Mirror Lake, lying imbedded in beautiful trees at the foot of Half Dome.”A mile south-eastward from the North Dome, in the valley of Tenaya Creek, is Mirror Lake, called also Kekotooyem, (Sleeping Water) and Awiyah. The area is eight acres, and the depth from eight to twenty feet. The water is remarkably clear and placid, and the reflection of the Washington Column and of the South Half Dome on its surface is so nearly perfect that photographic views of them are frequently mistaken for upright views taken directly from the objects themselves. The name of the painter Thomas Hill has long been linked with that of Yosemite Valley, California, his most frequent subject. When the artist was seventy, an art critic called him "The most ardent devotee at the shrine of Yosemite and the most faithful priest of the valley. His enormous Yosemite panoramas were purchased by many of the social and business leaders of San Francisco, and one of his landscapes won a bronze medal at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Born in England, Hill moved to Massachusetts with his family in 1844. He lived in Boston, Philadelphia, and Cambridge before moving to San Francisco in 1861. Hill first visited Yosemite Valley in 1862, a fact recently confirmed by the diary of a nineteenth-century touriSt. Following a visit to Europe in 1867 and a stay in Boston from 1868 to 1872, Hill made the San Francisco bay area his home, actively participating in the early artistic circles of the city and traveling frequently to Yosemite. In 1883, he established his first summer studio at Yosemite, and in 1886 he moved to Wawona, fifteen miles southwest of the valley, where he maintained a studio and residence the rest of his life. Hill's business notebook from 1884-1887 explains a great deal about his working methods. Standard subjects are listed with titles like "Morning in Yosemite Valley," and "General View from Bridal Veil Meadow." The last is a reference to the type of view shown here. Clients even requested specific seasons and times of day, and Hill duly noted their preferences: "early morning," "mid-day spring time," and "sunset with lndians." According to the notebook, Hill's clientele came from around the world, although most hailed from San Francisco, the eastern and Midwestern United States, and England. Hill's most notable British clients and visitors included the Earl of Durham, the Honorable Evan Charteris, and Lord Henry Paulet. Hill continued to paint Yosemite for the rest of his career, working in his studio at Wawona and spending the cold Sierra winters in nearby Raymond, California. A RARE WESTERN AMERICA LANDSCAPE VIEW ! VERY HARD TO FIND!
Price: 13.99 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-01-20T23:10:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Material: Heliogravure, Photogravure
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Subject: Landscape
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Type: Print
