Grand Central Hotel
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Title
Grand Central Hotel
Subject
Resort; Hotel; Carriage; Garden; LIRR; Herzog, Jr., F.
Description
Gouache, India ink, and collaged paper on paper showing a view of the Grand Central Hotel. Foreground shows dirt road with grassy patch to left side and picket-fenced graden with decorative plantings to the right side, flagpole with American flag standing in the middle. midground shows dirt road extending back towards intersections, several carriages traveling through; intersection lies in front of three-story Grand Central Hotel with front porch populated by several figures; outbuildings located to left of hotel and sign reading "Summer Garden" located to right side adjacent to a garden populated by additional pedestrians; steam engine located to far right side. Little visible in background save lightly forested landscape; clouds above outlined in pen only; title at top center reads "Grand Central Hotel", to left reads "F.Herzog Jr. Propr." and to right reads "Hicksville. L.I.".
Creator
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]
Source
Edward Lange (1846-1912), Grand Central Hotel, n.d., Gouache, India ink, and collaged paper on paper, 5.5 x 9.5 in., Nassau County Museum, 78.2.5
Format
5.5 x 9.5 in.
Type
Painting
Identifier
Signed lower right, "Edw. Lange. Art. Elwood. L.I."
Medium
Gouache, India ink, and collaged paper on paper
Spatial Coverage
New York; Nassau County; Town of Oyster Bay; Hicksville
Rights Holder
Nassau County Museum
Citation
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist], “Grand Central Hotel,” The Art of Edward Lange , accessed April 24, 2024, https://edwardlange.omeka.net/items/show/133.