tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post6155907106601462783..comments2023-09-30T04:54:50.127-07:00Comments on American Folk Art @ Cooperstown: Meditation by the SeaPaul D'Ambrosiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-36436456117550398802011-03-17T08:56:44.188-07:002011-03-17T08:56:44.188-07:00It is other-worldly, isn't it?It is other-worldly, isn't it?Paul D'Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-59736330991996390562011-03-16T21:27:50.056-07:002011-03-16T21:27:50.056-07:00I love this piece so much. The background structur...I love this piece so much. The background structures look like something JR Tolkien would later draw in landscape sketches for Lord Of The Rings. Almost Sci-Fi.Danielhttp://www.teenageghostsnyc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-25595104409852436722011-03-07T06:42:22.935-08:002011-03-07T06:42:22.935-08:00Beautiful job!Beautiful job!Frank Zweegershttp://www.frankzweegers-art.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-6237534660944982172011-03-01T04:14:22.206-08:002011-03-01T04:14:22.206-08:00Thanks, Gary. The little figure looks a bit like U...Thanks, Gary. The little figure looks a bit like Ulysses S. Grant to me :-) I think the period attire is reasonable for the 1860s but keep in mind that the painting still could have been done much later if it is derived from a print. I agree that it may be a sea captain. It would seems strange to have a soldier looking out to sea.<br /><br />i like your observation of the branch at the left; that is actually quite a sophisticated touch on the part of the artist.<br /><br />Thanks again for your thoughtful observations.Paul D'Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-19936480093959021482011-03-01T03:53:54.855-08:002011-03-01T03:53:54.855-08:00Great piece! I am intrigued by the branch that jut...Great piece! I am intrigued by the branch that juts in from the left. It changes the weight and balance of the entire scene, for the better.<br /><br />I have to agree with you on the attribution of the print as the source inspiration for this painting, especially given the fact that the artist is unknown. I could, however, see how an artist could look at the print and take from it the basic composition and then translate it in their own style and visual vocabulary.<br /><br />I have to admit to immediately thinking of the Civil War when I looked at the figure in its dark cap and mid-length coat. But the more I look at it the more I see a seafarer, perhaps a sea captain? I am not expert in period attire but it seems that this might be tthe proper attire for a seafarer of the time.<br /><br />The anonymity just adds to the enigmatic feel of the painting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com