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Lake Memphremagog

Lake Memphremagog

c. 1880s
(American, 1838/45–1911)
Sheet: 34.3 x 47.4 cm (13 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

This watercolor reveals the technical virtuosity of Harry Fenn, an illustrator famed for his rich handling of detail and his bizarre sense of fantasy. As a young man, Fenn sketched widely in the United States for a lavish two-volume set titled Picturesque America. After 1881, he devoted himself to watercolor painting and illustrating. This watercolor represents Lake Memphremagog, which extends across the border of America and Canada, from North Vermont into South Quebec.
  • before 1972
    with Knoedler Galleries, New York
    1972
    with Jules Brassner, New York
    1972-1976
    Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH
    1976-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Rainey, Sue. Creating a World on Paper: Harry Fenn's Career in Art. Amherst, Mass.; Boston, Mass. : University of Massachusetts Press, 2013. Mentioned, p. 275, illus. p. 277, fig. 6.50
  • Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue.
    American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98. "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."
    Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).
  • {{cite web|title=Lake Memphremagog|url=false|author=Harry Fenn|year=c. 1880s|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1976.115