The Catskills from the Hudson
24 x 40 inches
Signed and dated lower right: Francis A. Silva / 1880 On verso: The Catskills from the Hudson / Francis A. Silva
Provenance
Maude B. Feld, New York, New York
Descent from the above, 1995, acquired from above
Sale, Sotheby’s, New York, New York, January 24, 2025, lot 5, from above
Exhibited
The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, The Beckoning Land: Nature and the American Artist: A Selection of Nineteenth Century Paintings, April –June 1971, no. 61
Literature
The High Museum of Art, The Beckoning Land: Nature and the American Artist: A Selection of Nineteenth Century Paintings (Atlanta: The High Museum of Art, 1971), 27, 85, no. 61.
Mark D. Mitchell, Francis A. Silva (1835-1886): In His Own Light (New York: Berry-Hill Galleries, 2002), 135.
Related Works
On the Hudson near Haverstraw, 1872, oil on canvas, 18¼ x 30⅜ inches; Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago, Illinois
The Hudson at the Tappan Zee, 1876, oil on canvas, 24 x 42 3/16 inches, signed lower left; Brooklyn Museum, New York
Note
Francis Augustus Silva often traveled along the Hudson River, observing the interplay of light and creating sketches to refine later in his New York studio. The Catskills from the Hudson highlights his exceptional skill in capturing light, as he bathes the sky in soft, tinted hues that shimmer across the gently rippled water.
