Along the Kalamazoo
This is an etching of landscape along the Kalamazoo River between Saugatuck and Douglas by Carl Hoerman. This is a great example of Hoerman's work on the local area, as well as a great example of composition with the framing of the Kalamazoo river. There are trees and a split rail fence that frame the view in the foreground. Framed in 1" black wood frame.
2018.20.02
Etching
Artworks
2018.20
Birdsall, Sammie
Donation
Sammie Birdsall
Hoerman, Carl 1885-1955
1940 - 1955
Date: 1950 School: American Regionalism Technique: Etching
Signed Name: Carl Hoerman Signature Location: Lower right
Etching
Carl Hoerman
Swing Bridge
Kalamazoo River
Saugatuck, Michigan
Douglas, Michigan
14 in
12-3/4 in
Frame 12.75" by 14" Frame Size: 12.75" by 14" Image Size: 5.5" by 8.875"
AC shelf 03
Art Conservation Room
Excellent
Conservation and framing by Kari in July 2018.
Birdsall, Sammie
Hoerman, Carl 1885-1955
Curator’s Choice Exhibit
Carl Hoerman 1885 - 1955 Along the Kalamazoo c. 1930 | print Notes: Born in Babenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, Carl Hoerman was a landscape painter who used savings from working in a Hamburg shipyard and sales of charcoal drawings to finance his move to the United States in 1904. In Chicago, he studied architecture and in 1909, opened his own office where he worked until 1920. After that, he devoted most of his time to painting, and built a studio and art gallery at Saugatuck, Michigan. In 1927, he and his wife began trips to the West and Southwest where he painted desert, Grand Canyon, and mountain scenes. Later, he became known as a “dunes painter” because of his landscapes of western Michigan. As this example shows, Carl was also very competent as a printmaker. Here we see the old bridge across the Kalamazoo River between Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan. *adapted from the Archives at askArt. Collection: Saugatuck Douglas History Center Gift of: Fred and Sammie Birdsall Accession: 2018.20.02
Status: OK Status By: Eric Gollannek Status Date: 2018-08-14