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View of Mount Etna

Artist Thomas Cole (1801 - 1848)

Date1842

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions32 × 48 in. (81.3 × 121.9 cm)
Framed: 44 in. × 60 in. × 4 3/4 in.

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2007.11

Signedl.l., on rocks, in black paint: T. Cole. / 1842

Accession number 2007.11

On View

On view

Provenancepurchased for the Apollo Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in the United States [name later changed to American Art-Union], New York, NY, to distribute at its annual meeting, 1842; won at annual meeting of Apollo Association by James Elting Delamater [1808-ca. 1850] (a subscriber), Hudson, NY, December 23, 1842; Mrs. Leland Cofer, New York, NY; (Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, NY); IBM Collection, 1946; (Sotheby's, New York, NY), May 25, 1995, sale no. 6713; to (Alexander Galleries, New York, NY), 1995; (Michael Altman Fine Art & Advisory Services, LLC, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2007
Label TextThomas Cole produced sweeping landscapes based on close observation and outdoor sketches. A small shepherd plays a flute for his flock, alluding to Cole’s interest in the allegory of the shepherd in the Bible. Additionally, travel was an essential part of his artistic process. Cole’s travels to Europe led him to paint iconic subjects such as the Sicilian volcano in View of Mount Etna.

Thomas Cole creó paisajes deslumbrantes a partir de la observación directa y bocetos realizados al aire libre. Un pequeño pastor toca la flauta para su rebaño, haciendo alusión al interés de Cole por la alegoría del pastor en la Biblia. Además, los viajes constituían una parte esencial de su proceso artístico. Los paseos de Cole por Europa lo llevaron a pintar temas icónicos como el volcán siciliano de Vista del monte Etna.