Landscape with Cows near Warwick, New York, 1885
by Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900)14¼ x 26⅛ inches
Signed and dated lower left: J. F. Cropsey / 1885
Information
Provenance
The artist
Major Orlando J. Smith, Dobbs Ferry, New York, acquired from above
Mabel Smith, by descent from above
Eileen Melvin, by descent from above
Private estate, Southbury, Connecticut, by descent from above
[With] Spanierman Gallery, New York, New York, 2013–14
Exhibited
Spanierman Gallery, New York, New York, Landscapes: 1880s to the Present, March 21–April 20, 2013
Literature
Lisa N. Peters, Landscapes: 1880s to the Present (New York: Spanierman Gallery, 2013), n. p.
Anthony M. Speiser, ed., Jasper Francis Cropsey: Catalogue Raisonné, Works in Oil Volume III: 1885-1900, Watercolors: 1842-1900 (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: Newington-Cropsey Foundation, 2019), 7–8, 24, 305.
Related Work
Hudson River Landscape with Couple, 1886, oil on canvas, 14⅛ x 26⅛ inches, signed and dated lower left: J. F. Cropsey 1886; Private collection, as reproduced in Anthony M. Speiser, ed., Jasper Francis Cropsey: Catalogue Raisonné, Works in Oil Volume III: 1885-1900, Watercolors: 1842-1900 (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: Newington-Cropsey Foundation, 2019), 24.
Note: This painting, along with the related work, was supposedly painted for a niche in Orlando J. Smith’s library.
Artist Biography
Famed Hudson River School painter and architect.
By Tiffany Win
A leader of the Hudson River School famous for colorful autumnal landscapes.
I. Biography
II. Chronology
III. Collections
IV. Exhibitions
V. Memberships
VI. Notes
VII. Suggested Resources
I. Biography
Jasper Francis Cropsey was born on February 18, 1823 in Rossville, Staten Island, New York. Known to family and friends as “Frank,” the young boy worked on the farm in the summer and attended school in the winter. Growing up in a rural environment meant the artist had little to no exposure to pictures or art. From his youth, he was weak-bodied and suffered illnesses which kept him from full year schooling.
