Name: American Barbizon Painting of “Loading the Cargo” by Frank Russell Green
Brand: Frank Russell Green
Rating: 4.9 (41 reviews)

American Barbizon Painting of “Loading the Cargo” by Frank Russell Green

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About the Item

A vibrant and luminous work that depicts two men closing burlap sacks laden with goods, presumably to take to market from this small rural village. Standing by patiently is a sturdy black work horse outfitted to drive the covered cargo wagon. The heavy cloud cover and thick jackets suggest the scene takes place in late fall in Northern Europe. It is this atmospheric tonalism and the translucent use of light that made Green's paintings so compelling, the background with a bleary brush stroke that creates a romantic bokeh in the scene while the figures and animal of the foreground are expertly painted with exquisite detail. Frank Russell Green was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 16th of 1856 to Russell and Carine Green. Despite receiving no encouragement from his father, he showed an early talent for the brush and in 1873 he left Chicago to paint the Rocky Mountains with several young painters and Henry Elkins (American, 1847-1884). This trip wod heavily influence his passion for landscapes, which he primarily began painting in the Hudson River Scho taste, and also wod shape his preference for plein-air painting. Much of his early work is characterized by its tonal qualities and shares elements of the Hudson River Scho, the Old Lyme Scho and the Barbizon Scho. In the 1880s he left for Paris for a very brief period before his father’s sudden death prompted his return to the United States. He spent several years in Boston and New York City where he wod work as an illustrator for Harper Brothers, John A. Lowell & Co and a few other publishing houses, during which time he was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1881 as an Associate member and shortly afterwards gained membership in the New York Watercor Club. He showed his first work at the Academy in 1882 with the exhibit of a French landscape. He returned to Paris in 1883 for a period he wod later describe as his “years of revelation”, during which time he studied at the Académie Jian under Gustave Boanger, Jes Joseph Lefebvre, Clin and Courtois while working as an artist and actively exhibiting his work in Paris and London. Clin had a dramatic effect on his work, insisting Green paint entirely in-situ, which undoubtedly led to the distinctive tonal and atmospheric qualities found in his work upon returning to the States. His work is highly original, and while they often exhibit a gray light and muted tonality, he certainly was fluent in bringing intense cor into his scenes when necessary; and despite a certain touch of impressionism can be found in his work, it is highly academic and his pastoral and figural paintings in particar show a distinct taste for realism. He wod finally settle in Chicago, where he specialized in figural paintings; late in life he focused almost entirely on watercors. Green belonged to the American Watercor Society, was a charter member of the Lotus Club, and had membership in the Salmagundi Club (1887) where he lived out his last years. The Salmagundi Club wod recognize him with the distinguished Samuel T. Shaw Prize in 1898, the first time the prize was ever given, and the Morgan Prize in 1903. He also received honorable mention at the Paris Salon of 1900 and a bronze medal at the St. Louis Exhibition of 1904. His work was shown at The Art Institute of Chicago, the Boston Art Club, the National Academy of Design, and the Paris Salon. References: * Paintings & Scpture at the National Academy of Design, V. I: 1826-1925, Dearinger, p. 235 * History of American Painting, Isham, 1905, p. 461 * Metroplitan Magazine, V. IX, Contents for January, 1899, p. 615-620 * Mantle Fieldings Dictionary of American Painters, Scptors & Engravers, Opitz, 1983, p. 369 * E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, V. VI, Gründ, 2006, p. 623 Measurements: 25 1/2" H x 31 5/8" H [canvas]; 40 5/8" W x 34 5/8" H x 2" D Condition Report:Contemporary frame with some minor wear and discoration, notably a discoration upper left where a piece of tape likely pled off the black paint. Relined on linen by our conservator: surface cleaned, inpainting performed (spots and specks throughout the sky, notably above the thatched roof of the hut, specks throughout the scene, vertical line of inpainting stretching from the top of the roof through the heel of the standing horse and some inpainting to the edge of the covered wagon), fresh traditional Damar varnish applied to the surface. A fine presentation.

Creator:
Frank Russell Green (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 34.63 in (87.97 cm)Width: 40.63 in (103.21 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
Style:
Barbizon School (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Canvas,Paint
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Unknown
Condition:
See condition notes in description text.
Seller Location:
Shippensburg, PA
Reference Number:
Seller: 911HKU30P-11stDibs: LU1059029266722

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