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THBFramed N. Currier Lithograph - "The Deluge" (1835-40)
Lot 342
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Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888). "The Deluge" lithograph. ca. 1835 to 1840. One of Nathaniel Currier's so-called "Disaster Prints", "The Deluge" depicts a harrowing scene of churning waters with sea creatures and humans being tossed about - perhaps a metaphor for the cleansing of humanity or a visualization of an act of divine retribution - with a large but most definitely threatened ship in the middle distance and windswept tree boughs to either side of the rough waters. Although Currier's early lithographs of disastrous sea accidents played an important role in establishing the firm of Currier & Ives, these images have been greatly overlooked despite the fact that they played a pivotal role in depicting momentous events. Size: 13" W x 9" H (33 cm x 22.9 cm) including visible margin; 17.875" W x 13.875" H (45.4 cm x 35.2 cm) framed
According to scholar Genoa Shepley, "Comprising some of the first lithographs on newsworthy subjects disseminated in the United States on a mass scale, these 'marketable' disasters portrayed large-scale events and often featured a modern technology or system abruptly and dramatically undermined by primal natural forces. The prints gave an unprecedented visual immediacy to incidents that loomed large in the public imagination, at a price that made them widely accessible." ("By Which Melancholy Occurrence: The Disaster Prints of Nathaniel Currier, 1835-1840" In Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art PANORAMA - Fall 2015)
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
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#151349Lithograph has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in very good condition. Inscription on the back gallery paper reads, "For Barbara and Bill with much love from Hope. 30 January 1948." Frame has a wonderful distressed finish that complements the imagery perfectly.Condition
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