The Old Arthur Homestead, East Northport, L.I.

The Old Arthur Homestead, East Northport, L.I.

Residence; Outbuildings; Homestead; Arthur Family

Watercolor on paper depicting a view of the Arthur family residence and homestead. Foreground consists of dirt road lined with vegetation painted with minimal, brushy strokes; iron or wooden picket fence bounding the property on the far side of the road; two figures standing on the outside of the fence, one approaching a picketed horse to center left and one standing near a sapling to center left. Midground shows main two-and-a-half-story Greek revival house in center with four prominent white columns in front; two outbuildings to the far left surrounded by small trees and vegetation; large tree in the yard to center right; additional outbuilding to far right. Background to horizon line loosely painted with distant treeline, blue sky above dappled with white clouds.

Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Attributed Artist]

Attributed to Edward Lange (1846-1912), The Old Arthur Homestead, East Northport, L.I., n.d., Watercolor on paper, 8.5 x 13.5 in., Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800-1875, 56.431

Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800-1875

8.5 x 13.5 in.

Painting

Signed on verso, "Old Arthur Homestead/East Northport, L.I./Edward Lang"

Watercolor and lead pencil

New York; Suffolk County; Town of Huntington; East Northport

Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800-1875, 56.431