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Jeffrey Tillou Antiques
39 West Street
Litchfield, CT 08759 , United States
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Thomas Chambers (1808-1866)
$ 8,500
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Description
Thomas Chambers (1808-1866) Lived/active; New York and Boston
Winter Scene with Snow-Capped Rocks and Mountains.
Unsigned, ca. 1840-1850.
Oil on canvas, lined. In great condition.
Illustrated in Nineteenth-Century Folk Paintings: Our Spirited National Heritage, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, plate # 124.
As so well described by Kathleen Foster, written in a 2008 exhibition catalogue for the Philadelphia Museum, “Chambers was a self-taught artist who operated in the zone between folk and fine art (and) was the country’s first modern artist. “This rare winter scene captures Chambers unique style of painting, “with cartoon like energy and rhythmic sense of design to appeal to modern taste.”
18 ¾” h. x 22 ¾” w. (with frame).
Item ID: WoA-AMP-OC 698 -
More Information
Documentation: Documented elsewhere (exact item) Notes: Illustrated in Nineteenth-Century Folk Paintings: Our Spirited National Heritage, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, plate # 124. Origin: United States Period: 19th Century Materials: Oil on canvas Condition: Good. Creation Date: ca. 1845 Styles / Movements: Folk Art Book References: Illustrated in Nineteenth-Century Folk Paintings: Our Spirited National Heritage, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, plate # 124. Dealer Reference #: WoA-AMP-OC 698 Incollect Reference #: 746971 -
Dimensions
W. 22.75 in; H. 18.75 in; W. 57.79 cm; H. 47.63 cm;
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Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.
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