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Wood Interior

c. 1910

Emil Carlsen

(American, 1848–1932)

America, 20th century

Oil on canvas

Unframed: 114 x 99 cm (44 7/8 x 39 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection 1926.488

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208 American Gilded Age and Realism

Did you know?

Carlsen’s son Dines also became a professional artist, and the two exhibited together several times.

Description

Through luminescent color, filtered light, and a subtle evocation of atmosphere, Carlsen created a quiet, meditative mood in Wood Interior. The delicate trees, trickling brook, and soft bed of the forest floor invite a tranquil retreat from bustling city life. The painting’s lighter palette is complemented by its custom-made gilded frame, which is crafted in muted 16-karat gold rather than the standard, more vibrant 18-karat.

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signed lower right: Emil Carlsen.

Provenance

Mrs. Henry A. Everett.

Citations

"Art Throughout America." Art News 36, No.40 (September 1938).

Macbeth Gallery. Paintings by American Artists: Colonial Portraits. New York: William Macbeth, 1914. Reproduced: p.18

The Bystander, August, 10, 1929. Reproduced: p.23

Francis, Henry S. "The Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 25, No.6 (June 1938). Mentioned: p.124 jstor.org

Cleveland Museum of Art. "A Checklist. American Paintings and Water Colors of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Early Twentieth Centuries in The Cleveland Museum of Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 60, no.1 (January 1973). Mentioned: p.23; Reproduced: p.23 www.jstor.org

Talbot, William S. "American landscape paintings in the Cleveland Museum of Art." Antiques (November 1973). Mentioned: p.914; Reproduced: p.917

Tananbaum, Dorothy. The Art of Emil Carlsen. Exh. Cat. New York: Hammer Galleries, in association with S & R Hayden, 1977.

Cleveland Museum of Art, and Alan Chong. European & American Painting in the Cleveland Museum of Art: A Summary Catalogue. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993. Reproduced: p.29

Indursky, William Eric. Emil Carlsen: Conscious Painting. New York: Emil Carlsen Archives. 2017. Reproduced: p.173

Exhibition history

Fourth Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Contemporary American Artists. The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (December 17, 1912-January 26, 1913).

Paintings by American Artists - Colonial Portraits. Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY (1914?).

The Inaugural Exhibition. Rochester, NY, The Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY (August 29- October 1913).

American Paintings 1825-1915 from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH (July 7-November 1, 1979).

American Paintings 1825-1915 From The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Kenneth C. Beck Center, Lakewood, OH (September 17-October 13, 1980).

Looking Back: A Perspective on the 1913 Inaugural Exhibition. Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (October 8-November 20, 1988).

Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-October 4, 1937).

American Paintings 1825 - 1915 from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH (organizer) (July 7-November 1, 1979).

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