id:			148608
accession number:	1976.115
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.115
updated:		2023-08-23 22:32:38.544000

Lake Memphremagog, c. 1880s. Harry Fenn (American, 1838/45–1911). Watercolor and gouache over graphite; sheet: 34.3 x 47.4 cm (13 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin 1976.115

title:				Lake Memphremagog
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creation date:			c. 1880s
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1889
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	watercolor and gouache over graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 19th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Harry Fenn (American, 1838/45–1911)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 34.3 x 47.4 cm (13 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.)
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	description:	modern laid paper, laid down on cream(1) wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, lower left, in black ink: [artist monogram] ...   Memphremagog ; VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, lower left, in graphite: WCA - 3518 ; [see departmental card for record of old inscriptions]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review, 1976
	opening date:   1977-02-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review, 1976</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).

	title:		American Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1998-04-19T00:00:00
	<i>American Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).

	title:		Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century
	opening date:   2004-08-15T00:00:00
	<i>Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98.  "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."<br>Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century".  No exhibition catalogue.

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PROVENANCE

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wall 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.
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