Cornwall on the Hudson

Cornwall on the Hudson

This summertime scene of sailboats in the distance on the Hudson River was most likely taken in 1922 as it was awarded an honorable mention and published in the monthly camera contest sponsored by Shadowland magazine for the February, 1923 issue. Judges comments included with the reproduction are:  “This is well composed with a pictorial quality“. (p.62) 

Cornwall-on-Hudson is a riverfront village in the town of Cornwall, Orange County, New York. It lies on the west bank of the Hudson River about 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City.   (Wikipedia-accessed Oct., 2014)

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Landscape sailboats Boats Rivers Supports
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Cornwall on the Hudson
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Dimensions

Image Dimensions17.4 x 23.7 cm

Support DimensionsDetail: 29.5 x 36.5 cm manilla-colored "oak tag"

Print Notes

Recto: Signed in graphite by the artist in LR corner of mount: Hellmuth

Verso: The number 637 in graphite underlined at center; titled in graphite at lower right corner: “Cornwall on the Hudson.” below is the author’s black ink stamp:

Chas. A. Hellmuth
338 W. 22nd St.,
New York

 

Provenance

Purchased for this archive in July, 2012 from seller in Hilton, N.Y. who purchased it earlier from the Rochester, N.Y. estate of Joseph Foote Hellmuth, the artist’s son. (1928-2014)

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