On the Heights
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Object Label
Many of the paintings, such as this one, that Charles Courtney Curran completed during his summers at the Cragsmoor art colony near Ellenville, New York, reflect the genteel, idyllic nature of the community, and show figures set within the picturesque landscape of the area. Here, three idealized young women are silhouetted against a sunlit sky as they perch on a boulder. Curran’s treatment of bright summer skies, which often took up the greatest portion of his compositions, became a hallmark of his paintings from Cragsmoor.
Caption
Charles Courtney Curran (American, 1861–1942). On the Heights, 1909. Oil on canvas, 30 1/16 x 30 1/16 in. (76.4 x 76.4 cm) Frame: 44 3/8 x 44 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (112.7 x 112.7 x 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt, 24.110. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
On the Heights
Date
1909
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
30 1/16 x 30 1/16 in. (76.4 x 76.4 cm) Frame: 44 3/8 x 44 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (112.7 x 112.7 x 3.2 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower left on rock: "Chas. C. Curran/1909" Signed lower right: "Chas. C. Curran./1909"
Credit Line
Gift of George D. Pratt
Accession Number
24.110
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This artist's style was influenced by impressionism, especially when he uses loose brushwork to capture the effects of light and shade in this outdoor scene.He painted these three women seated on a boulder in the countryside of upstate New York.
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