"Ruins in the Wake of Mount Vesuvius, " Gouache Painting

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"Ruins in the Wake of Mount Vesuvius, " Gouache Painting

About the Item

During his tenure on the Island of Capri, American expatriate artist Charles Caryl Coleman witnessed with awe and fascination the 1906 eruption of Italy’s famed Mount Vesuvius. Coleman documented the drama and destruction wrought by the volcano, here in gouache with wash on paper. Although art historian Regina Soria dates the present documented work to circa 1914, more recent scholarship done by Adrienne Baxter Bell (author of the forthcoming catalogue raisonné on Coleman), as well as recently deciphered pencil inscriptions on the work ("Bosco Tercase / April 10 (or 18?) [1906?]” in pencil lower right; cypher of three “C’s” conjoined in pencil lower right; [____] 18 06 in pencil at right side lower margin; as well as “B” in blue chalk or pastel lower center), indicate April 10th or 18th, 1906, as a more likely date for this unusual and quite graphic scene. Markings on the reverse of the board (“No. 13” in red pencil -- probably Coleman’s writing -- and “Rec’d from Customs House June 9/06”, in pencil) suggest that this gouache was included in an exhibition probably in June 1906 as part of a one-man show at the New York galleries of John C. Hoe. Charles Caryl Coleman participated in numerous subsequent prestigious single-artist exhibitions and, in addition to other honors throughout his life including a silver medal at the Pan American Exposition was elected an associate of the National Academy. The present work remained part of the artist’s estate and descended through the family of his heirs. Larger than most related gouache or pastel examples, it is dramatic in scale as well as the drama of its scene.

Creator:
Charles Caryl Coleman (Painter)
Dimensions:
Height: 18.38 in (46.69 cm)Width: 24.38 in (61.93 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
Style:
Other (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paint,Paper
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1900-1909
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1906
Condition:
Artists pin holes in upper left and right corners.
Seller Location:
Southport, CT
Reference Number:
Seller: 450-III-A1stDibs: LU95051771052