Henry Blachly Homestead

Henry Blachly Homestead

Residence; Barn; Pond; Outbuildings; Blachly, Henry

Watercolor and gouache on paper showing a view the Henry Blachly Homestead and adjacent outbuildings. Foreground features a dirt road with a man smoking a pipe and driving two horses. Left midground shows a corn crib, wheel barrow and gig, and hay stack against a barn building; tree and split-rail fence to far left borders the view. Center midground has a duck pond with two trees and a barn building abutting a picket fence. Right midground features the residence with well and attached wing; what appears to be a woman of color stands in front of an open door; a large tree stands in front of the house with a man and his dog beneath it. Background shows graveyard, fields, and orchard; sky above with few clouds.

Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]

Edward Lange (1846-1912), Henry Blachly Homestead, 1881. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 7.5 x 11.75 in., Private Collection

1881

7.5 x 11.75 in.

Painting

Signed lower right corner, "Edw. Lange. Artist Elwood. Suffolk Co. NY"

Watercolor and gouache on paper

New York; Suffolk County; Town of Huntington; Dix Hills

Private Collection