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William Vareika Fine Arts “GOD’S FIRST TEMPLES: “A FOREST HYMN” IMAGES OF TREES IN AMERICAN ART” 1824 AN EXHIBITION AND SALE OF OVER ONE HUNDRED PAINTINGS, WATERCOLORS, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS TH TH TH [excerpt] AND PRINTS FROM THE 18 , 19 AND 20 CENTURY The groves were God’s first temples. IN CELEBRATION OF THE NEWPORT TREE SOCIETY Ere man learned THE EXHIBITION RUNS THROUGH MAY 31 To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, MONDAY - SATURDAY 10 AM TO 6 PM & SUNDAY 1 TO 6 PM And spread the roof above them,---ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back WILLIAM VAREIKA FINE ARTS LTD The sound of anthems; in the darkling wood, 212 BELLEVUE AVENUE • NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND 02840 Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down, [email protected] WWW.VAREIKAFINEARTS.COM And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks 401-849-6149 And supplication. For his simple heart Might not resist the sacred influences, Which, from the stilly twilight of the place, And from the gray old trunks that high in heaven Mingled their mossy boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless power T H E N E W P O R T T R E E S O C I E T Y And inaccessible majesty. Ah, why newportarboretum.org The City of Newport, Rhode Island is a living museum of American history and Should we, in the world’s riper years, neglect its distinctive botanical heritage is no small part of its unique story. During the God’s ancient sanctuaries, and adore Gilded Age, collectors, scientists and amateur horticulturists planted a large Only among the crowd, and under roofs, array of specimen trees in Newport, many of which were gathered by tree hunters from around the globe. That our frail hands have raised? Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow of this aged wood, Since 1987, The Newport Tree Society has worked hand-in-hand with the City of Newport’s Forestry Division to protect and regenerate Newport’s legendary Offer one hymn---thrice happy, if it find urban forest. In 2011, the society launched a new citizen-centered model for Acceptance in His ear. citywide reforestation centered around The Newport Arboretum, New England’s first citywide arboretum. The Newport Arboretum is the popular face of the Newport Tree Society, inviting every Newporter to better understand WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT and care for the Living Collections in their own yards. - (1794 1878) The heart of this reforestation effort lies in heritage horticulture, the celebration of our city’s long history of exploratory arboriculture and its remaining core of historic designed landscapes and plant collections. From colonial-era hothouses that held specimens from all over the globe, to the scores of Gilded Age landscapes still in cultivation today, Newport is truly a jewel of American arboriculture, horticulture and landscape architecture. Our goal is to remember and reignite our once burning passion for silviculture by reforesting all four corners of our city with truly special specimen trees planted on both public and private property. HENRY HAMMOND AHL (1869-1953) “Tree” Pencil on paper 5 x 7 inches AMERICAN PRIMITIVE SCHOOL “Fantasy Landscape” circa 1875 Oil on canvas 28 x 32 inches AMERICAN SCHOOL “Apple Blossoms” circa 1875 Oil on canvas 17 x 9 inches AMERICAN SCHOOL “French Landscape with Stream” circa 1885 Oil on canvas 12 ¾ x 16 inches AMERICAN SCHOOL "Landscape with Farmhouse and Trees" circa 1880 Watercolor and gouache on paper 6 ¾ x 14 ¾ inches (Sight size) AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th Century) "Landscape with Trees and Stream" circa 1880 Watercolor on paper 20 x 13 ¼ inches (Sight size) Provenance: New Hampshire collection AMERICAN SCHOOL “Tree and Waterlilies” circa 1880 Pencil on paper 13 x 10 ¼ inches AMERICAN SCHOOL “Woodland Interior with Squirrel” circa 1875 Oil on canvas 18 ¼ x 15 ¼ inches AMERICAN SCHOOL “Wooded Landscape” circa 1900 Watercolor and pencil on paper 4 ½ x 5 ½ inches AMERICAN SCHOOL “Wooded Landscape with Fence” circa 1880 Oil on panel 11 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches AMERICAN SCHOOL “Wooden Bench in the Forest” circa 1880 Oil on panel 9 x 5 ¾ inches AMERICAN SCHOOL “Woodland Interior with Stream” circa 1870 Oil on canvas 18 x 14 inches EDWARD MITCHELL BANNISTER (1828-1901) "Walking Through a Field" Oil on canvas 22 x 42 inches Initialed, lower left Signed on verso W. H. BARKER (Late 19th Century) “Winter in the Woods” 1886 Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches Signed and dated 1886, lower right WILLIAM NEWTON BARTHOLOMEW (1822-1898) “Rural Landscape with River and Bridge” Watercolor on paper 9 ¾ x 15 inches Signed, lower right WALDO G. BEAMAN (1852-1937) “View from Dr. Dwight L. Moody's, Northfield, Massachusetts” 1897 Oil on canvas 24 x 36 inches Signed and dated, lower right ANNA RICHARDS BREWSTER (1870-1952) “The Historic Elisha R. Reynolds House, Kingston, Rhode Island” circa 1920 Watercolor on paper 10 x 14 inches Signed, lower left Provenance: Family of the artist THE FOUR SEASONS ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER (1837-1908) “Winter – Medford, Massachusetts” 1867 Oil on canvas 16 x 12 ½ inches Signed, lower left Exhibition: “Alfred Thompson Bricher: 1837-1908,” Indianapolis Museum of Art, September 12 – October 28, 1973; The George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 25, 1973 – January 13, 1974, Number 14 Literature: Jeffrey R. Brown, “Alfred Thompson Bricher 1837-1908,” Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, catalogue number 14, Illustrated, page 45 In 1869, this painting was published in a series of chromolithographs by Louis Prang & Company after Bricher’s “Four Seasons” paintings. ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER (1837-1908) “Spring – Newport, Rhode Island” 1867 Oil on canvas 16 x 12 ½ inches Signed and dated, lower left Exhibition: “Alfred Thompson Bricher: 1837-1908,” Indianapolis Museum of Art, September 12 – October 28, 1973; The George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 25, 1973 – January 13, 1974, Number 11 Literature: Jeffrey R. Brown, “Alfred Thompson Bricher 1837-1908,” Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, catalogue number 11, Illustrated, page 45 In 1869, this painting was published in a series of chromolithographs by Louis Prang & Company after Bricher’s “Four Seasons” paintings. ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER (1837-1908) “Summer – Milton, Massachusetts” 1867 Oil on canvas 16 x 12 ½ inches Signed, lower left Exhibition: “Alfred Thompson Bricher: 1837-1908,” Indianapolis Museum of Art, September 12 – October 28, 1973; The George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 25, 1973 – January 13, 1974, Number 12 Literature: Jeffrey R. Brown, “Alfred Thompson Bricher 1837-1908,” Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, catalogue number 12, Illustrated, page 45 In 1869, this painting was published in a series of chromolithographs by Louis Prang & Company after Bricher’s “Four Seasons” paintings. ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER (1837-1908) “Autumn – White Mountains, New Hampshire” 1867 Oil on canvas 16 x 12 ½ inches Signed and dated, lower left Exhibition: “Alfred Thompson Bricher: 1837-1908,” Indianapolis Museum of Art, September 12 – October 28, 1973; The George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 25, 1973 – January 13, 1974, Number 13 Literature: Jeffrey R. Brown, “Alfred Thompson Bricher 1837-1908,” Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, catalogue number: 13, Illustrated, page 45 In 1869, these painting were published in a series of chromolithographs by Louis Prang & Company after Bricher’s “Four Seasons” paintings. AFTER ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER (1837-1908) “Autumn” 1869 Chromolithograph on paper Published by Louis Prang & Co., Boston. 16 x 12 ¾ inches Signed and dated, lower left, in the plate Note: The Print Department Collection of the Boston Public Library includes examples of “Autumn,” “Spring,” and “Summer” MATHER BROWN (1761-1831) “Full-length Portrait of a Gentleman Standing by a Tree” circa 1790 Oil on canvas 29½ x 19½ inches JH BUFFORD (1810-1870) “Sounds from the Old Stone Mill” 1857 Lithograph 3 1 12 /8 x 9 /4 inches Cover to Music for piano and guitar by T Brigham Bishop who wrote "Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me" On Cover: “Respectfully Dedicated to the Citizens of Newport and Visitors of the Old Stone Mill” Published by Oliver Ditson & Co, 277 Washington St, Boston SYDNEY BURLEIGH (1853-1931) “Landscape with Birch Tree” Watercolor and gouache on paper 7 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches Signed, lower right SYDNEY BURLEIGH (1853-1931) “Spring Landscape: View of Monte Alle Croci” (Mountain of the Crosses) Florence, Italy Double Sided Watercolor on paper 15 x 10 ¾ inches Signed, dated and incribed with location, lower left Inscribed Monte Alle Croci, Florence, April 8th SYDNEY BURLEIGH (1853-1931) “The Hopper, Mt. Greylock, Williamstown, Massachusetts” Watercolor on paper 15 x 20 inches Signed, lower right Titled on label on verso HELEN M. BUTMAN (died 1960) “Grove of Trees” circa 1910 Watercolor on paper 9 x 7 inches Signed lower right JOHN W. CASILEAR (1811-1893) “Snowy Mountain” 1859 Oil on canvas 19 ¾ x 30 ½ inches Signed and dated, lower right EDWIN GRAVES CHAMPNEY (1842-1899) “Cows” circa 1875 Oil on canvas 9 ¾ x 12 ¾ inches Provenance: Family of the artist CARLTON T. CHAPMAN (1860-1925) “Landscape with Pond and Small House on Hillside” Charcoal and pencil on paper 8 x 10 inches CHEN CHI (1912-2005) “Summer” 1962 Watercolor on paper 7 1 39 /8 x 8 /2 inches Signed and dated, lower left Signed and dated in Chinese script and chop, upper right CHEN CHI (1912-2005) “Autumn”
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