Ilske writes: As far as I know the Hudson River School was a group of painters in Canada in 19th. century not 20th.
I did not want to imply that I thought Mark's painting was one of the Hudson River School (not enough cows). I was referring to some paintings that my husband's aunt had been given so that she could reuse the frames. They turned out to be the product of a known Hudson River School painter, of the 19th century. I was trying to illustrate that artist signatures are hard to read. However, having been born in the New York Borough of Brooklyn, and raised in the New York County of Rockland. I feel compelled to point out that the Hudson River School was not a Canadian phenomenon. I will further add to my authority on this subject, that my father commuted across the Hudson River for 30 years, my parents are buried on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River and that I saw "Kindred Spirits" at the MMA in April. The Hudson River runs through New York, and one may visit many of the vistas depicted in the paintings, and some of the homes of the artists are available to be toured as well, for instance, Olana, the home of Frederic Church. In fact, when I cross the Hudson River on my way into New York, or sometimes when we pass underneath it, I pause for a moment to think about Henry Hudson and his crew on the Half Moon and what it must have been like to discover the river. Then I think about how nice it would be to fill it in, since it is a major obstacle to getting into New York. Natural harbors used to be nice. Now, not so much. You may be confusing the Hudson River with Hudson Bay in Canada. Henry Hudson got around. Vis a vis Mark's painting, I also agree with the observation that the mounds of lace on the pillow suggests that the woman was sewing the lace onto something, or else the painter (unlike Vermeer, or Maes) didn't understand the pace of production of handmade bobbin lace. Also, the unfortunate Oberhellman of American origin was a member of the bar, meaning he was a lawyer, but I think that the lawsuit involving him was one to remove his membership in the bar, ie. strip him of his ability to practice law. Perhaps this freed up time for him to take painting lessons. Actually, when you google the name Oberhellmann or variations of it with Mark's state, Illinois, you realize that there are quite a few Oberhellmanns who reside there. Many thanks to Mark for sharing this painting. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
