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BibliographyLouis C. Jones and Agnes Halsey, New-Found Folk Art of the Young Republic (exh. cat., Cooperstown, NY, NYSHA, 1960), p. 14, no. 10, ill. 10.
Paul S. D'Ambrosio and Charlotte M. Emans, Folk Art's Many Faces: Portraits in the New York State Historical Association, (Cooperstown, NYSHA, 1987), pp. 172-173, ill. no. 110 on p. 173.
Artist
Unidentified Artist
(American)
The Mariner
Datec. 1810-1825
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsSight: 28 3/4 × 24 5/8 in. (73 × 62.5 cm)
Object numberN0299.1961
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe telescope held in this man's left hand and the sailing vessel barely visible over his right shoulder are nautical symbols commonly employed in portraiture to convey a subject's seafaring occupation. A series of eye-pleasing designs are formed by the oval shapes that are repeated throughout the portrait, from the painted spandrels which create an oval niche for the sitter, to the outline of the subject's face, eyes, and ear as well as the swagged drapery. This strong visual rhythm is enhanced by the rich red color of the drapery and the sitter's flushed cheeks.
BibliographyLouis C. Jones and Agnes Halsey, New-Found Folk Art of the Young Republic (exh. cat., Cooperstown, NY, NYSHA, 1960), p. 14, no. 10, ill. 10.
Paul S. D'Ambrosio and Charlotte M. Emans, Folk Art's Many Faces: Portraits in the New York State Historical Association, (Cooperstown, NYSHA, 1987), pp. 172-173, ill. no. 110 on p. 173.
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