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Photo Credit: John Schweikert

Artist
Title

Western North Carolina Landscape

Date
circa 1860
Century
19th century
Medium & Support
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Support: 30 x 48 in. , Frame: 37 1/4 x 55 3/4 in.
Style
Hudson River School
Object Type
Paintings
Credit Line
Museum purchase with additional funds provided by the 2011 Collectors' Circle
Accession Number
2012.25.01.21
Copyright
No Known Copyright
ON VIEW
Description

Mountain landscape with pond in center, trees and hills at left and right, mountains and sky in background.

Label History

Born in Ghent, Belgium (then part of the Netherlands), Frerichs trained in the Dutch landscape tradition before immigrating to the United States in 1850. Initially settling in New York City, he participated in the city’s artistic life and became acquainted with the Hudson River School, whose landscapes—with their use of light and atmospheric effects—were a close match to his own aesthetic sensibilities. In 1854 Frerichs became a professor of art at Greensborough Female College (now Greensboro College) in North Carolina. Frerichs painted the surrounding landscape and ventured west into the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, where he had the advantage of being one of the only painters around. The exact location of this tranquil view has yet to be identified; it may be composed of elements taken from various locations sketched by Frerichs during sojourns in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

Exhibition Title: Asheville Art Museum: An Introduction to the Collection
Label Date: 2021
Type: Catalogue Entry
Written by: Graham Boettcher, PhD

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