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CHARLES WILSON KNAPP (American 1823-1900) Little

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CHARLES WILSON KNAPP (American 1823-1900) Little
<B>CHARLES WILSON KNAPP </B></I>(American 1823-1900)<BR><I>Sunset - Little Miami Valley</B></I><BR>Oil on canvas<BR>12 x 20 inches (30.5 x 50.8 cm)<BR>Signed lower left: <I>C. W. Knapp</B></I><BR>Titled on verso: <I>Sunset - Little Miami Valley</B></I><BR> <BR>Charles Wilson Knapp was a noted landscape artist of great ability. He was born in Philadelphia in 1823 and spent most of his life in that city. He worked primarily in Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, the Susquehanna River Valley, the area around the Delaware Water Gap, and the Berkshire Mountains, although the present work was painted in southern Ohio. He especially enjoyed painting the hills and rocky valleys of the Susquehanna River area, a favorite region for generations of artists prior to Knapp and his contemporaries. While the area was becoming increasingly urbanized, Knapp was one of several artists who continued to set forth on canvas the serenity and calm of the place which had initially drawn them there. These landscapes were exhibited at the National Academy of Design between 1859 and 1861 and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1877 until 1887.<BR><BR>Knapp shows the beauty of nature in his paintings, whether in the vastness of the landscapes or in their detail. He was accomplished at achieving the effects of light and atmosphere. His work follows in the tradition of mid-19th century painting and of the Hudson River School.<BR><BR>In 1880 his address was 1510 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. Charles Knapp died in his native Philadelphia on May 15, 1900.<BR><BR>His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Robert Hull Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT, and the Hood Museum at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. <B>Condition Report:</B> Frame abrasion, minor paint loss in upper left and right corners, craquelure throughout and minor alligatoring, lower center.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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