John Wilson Carmichael, British 1800-1868- Two views on the Humber: Near Hull on the Humber; and Saltmarsh on the Humber; oils on board, both signed and dated ‘J. W. Carmichael / 1845’ (lower left), both inscribed as titled on the Winsor &...
John Wilson Carmichael, British 1800-1868- Two views on the Humber: Near Hull on the Humber; and Saltmarsh on the Humber; oils on board, both signed and dated ‘J. W. Carmichael / 1845’ (lower left), both inscribed as titled on the Winsor & Newton labels verso, both 25.3 x 35.5 cm., a pair (2). Provenance: With Richard Green, London [AA232].; An important Private Collection, UK. Note: The present works are highly evocative of the vast expanse of the Humber estuary, an important port in the process of industrialisation in 19th-century Britain. The sense of scale is conveyed through the low horizon in both works, whilst the notion of fresh, crisp weather is created by the artist’s sharp contrasts of light and shade against the light blue of the sky. The pair of paintings illustrate the two possible extremes of the Humber: in one, the remarkable, glassy flatness of the water exhibits an intense calm, whilst the taut sails and frothy waves of the painting’s counterpart clearly convey the choppy waters created by rough winds.
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John Wilson Carmichael, British 1800-1868- Two views on the Humber: Near Hull on the Humber; and Saltmarsh on the Humber; oils on board, both signed and dated ‘J. W. Carmichael / 1845’ (lower left), both inscribed as titled on the Winsor & Newton labels verso, both 25.3 x 35.5 cm., a pair (2). Provenance: With Richard Green, London [AA232].; An important Private Collection, UK. Note: The present works are highly evocative of the vast expanse of the Humber estuary, an important port in the process of industrialisation in 19th-century Britain. The sense of scale is conveyed through the low horizon in both works, whilst the notion of fresh, crisp weather is created by the artist’s sharp contrasts of light and shade against the light blue of the sky. The pair of paintings illustrate the two possible extremes of the Humber: in one, the remarkable, glassy flatness of the water exhibits an intense calm, whilst the taut sails and frothy waves of the painting’s counterpart clearly convey the choppy waters created by rough winds.
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