A kaleidoscopic landscape with a panoramic view of the Catskill Mountains by DILLON HAMPDEN CARRINGTON (1916-1991), executed with a palette knife in oil on Masonite. Cubist distortions transform the cloudy sky into a captivating expanse of Fata Morganas that pile on top of the actual peaks. The Catskills, a subrange of the Appalachians, bewitched the boyhood imagination of Washington Irving, the 19^th-century American short-story writer, inspiring his famous gothic tales. Interestingly (and perhaps relatedly), Carrington was himself a noted bibliophile and specialized as a collector of supernatural lore. In a gilded, heavily-carved frame.

DETAILS

Artist – DILLON HAMPDEN CARRINGTON (1916-1991)

Period – 1940s

Origin – USA

Styles/Movements – CUBISM; MODERNIST

Media – OIL

Support – MASONITE

Colors – CHARCOAL, OXBLOOD, IVORY, SLATE

Condition – Excellent vintage condition.

Dimensions – 19 ½" × H 23" W × 1 ½" D ×