Nicholas Oberling

Sunset over the Swan River, Bigfork, Montana

2018

A rare depiction of Lake Mohonk, this painting by Hudson River School artist Nelson Augustus Moore (1824-1902) features Sky Top Tower and the serene natural surroundings of the historic Mohonk Mountain House. This 19th century oil painting on canvas measures 12 x 17.75 inches. The painting is signed and dated at the lower right, signed again and titled "Lake Mohonk" on the verso. The painting is framed is ready to hang. Nelson Augustus Moore was born on August 2, 1824, in Kensington, CT. His artistic studies began under the tutelage of Thomas Cummings and Daniel Huntington in New York City. After returning home to Connecticut, Moore taught drawing classes and also opened a photography business. He and his brother operated this daguerreotype studio in Hartford, CT until 1864 when Moore chose to return to landscape painting. His landscapes consisted mostly of New England subjects. He kept a studio in New York, painting in the same building as Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, James Hart and William Hart. Nelson Augustus Moore, while sharing in many ideologies with his contemporaries, felt no need to travel vast distances in search of grandiose and spectacular landscapes. He held a particular delight in the peaceful harmony of the local American countryside...

Hudson River School artist Worthington Whittredge's (1820-1910) Landscape in the Hudson Valley is oil on canvas and measures 11 x 19 inches. The work is signed by the artist at the l...

Hudson River Inlet, 1885 by Hudson River School artist Frank Anderson (1844-1891) is oil on canvas. The work measures 15.13 x 24.25 inches ...

Hudson River School painter Andrew Melrose's (1836-1901) "Meadow and Mountain at Sunset" is oil on canvas and measures 12 x 18 inches. The painting is signed by Melrose at the lower left. The work is framed in and ready to hang. Little is known about the early life of Scottish-born artist Andrew Melrose, though available literature often notes that he was largely self-taught. He is thought to have come to America in 1856, stopping in New York before moving on to Toronto. Within ten years, Melrose, along with his wife, had relocated to the New York area. His first great success came in 1867 when he was commissioned by the Chicago and Northwestern...

Painted by Hudson River School artist Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837-1908) , "Scene in the White Mountains" is oil on panel, measures 5.5 x 9.75 inches, and is signed and dated 1864 a...

JOHN FREDERICK KENSETT (1816-1872) Woodland Waterfall Oil on canvas 14 x 12 inches Signed lower right