Mill Dam and Huntington Harbor
Harbor; Tidal Mill; Sailboat; Wharf; Marine; Waterscape; Fishing
Watercolor on beige paper depicting waterfront scene. Foreground composed of rippling water to the left and marshy grasses to the right; dirt road running from center left to bottom right. Midground depicts two men fishing in center, two sailbots moored in harbor to the right; four-story mill to left; four white buildings visible behind to the left and right along wharf. two masted ship docked at wharf, two-story structure visible on opposite coast to center right. Background contains brushy trees and sky with billowing white clouds highlights with blue and purple pigments.
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]
Edward Lange (1846-1912), Mill Dam and Huntington Harbor, 1881, Watercolor on paper, 10.1875 x 13.25 in. (framed), Huntington Historical Society, 1980.164
1881
10.1875 x 13.25 in. (framed)
Painting
Signed lower right corner, "Edw. Lange 1881."
Charles Jones' Sloop
Bayman; Sloop; Clamming; Fishing; Boat; Sailboat; Marine; Waterscape; Jones, Charles S.
Watercolor on beige paper with lead pencil highlights depicting a sloop. Foreground depicts choppy water in blue, black, and white pigment. Midground focused on a single-mast sloop pointing to the left, sails furled, towing a small dinghy; Man standing on deck, leaning back on the boom and facing the viewer; smoking pipe with hands tucked into waistband; According to family history this is Charles S. Jones, great-grandfather of Hal Wilson, consigner of the painting to Preservation Long Island; Two ships in the distance behind the sloop, the coastline visible in the background is lightly wooded and painted brushily with green and grey pigment. Clouded sky fills upper two thirds of the painting above the horizon line. Frame and backing are original to the artwork.
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]
Edward Lange (1846-1912). Charles Jones' Sloop, 1882. Watercolor on paper, 14.5 x 17 in. (unframed); 18 x 20.4375 in. (framed). Preservation Long Island purchase, 2010.4
The conservation of (this work) was supported through the NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program administered by Greater Hudson Heritage Network. This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional support is provided from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
1882
14.5 x 17 in. (unframed); 18 x 20.4375 in. (framed)
Painting
Signed lower right corner, "Edw. Lange. 1882. Elwood. Suffolk. Co. N.Y."