COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1900.605
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Vedder, Elihu
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Dates/Places:
American; 1836-1923 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Name-CRT:
Elihu Vedder
Title:
Storm in Umbria
Title Type:
preferred
View:
full view
Creation Date:
1875
Creation Start Date:
1875
Creation End Date:
1875
Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Creation Place:
Europe,Italy,Umbria (region)
Dimensions:
33 x 114.3 cm (13 x 45 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1900.605
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Nickerson Collection
Inscriptions:
Signed lower right: "Elihu Vedder Rome 1875"
Context:
Between 1867 and 1875, Elihu Vedder painted numerous scenes of Umbria, a region in central Italy that lies roughly equidistant between Rome and Florence. These works integrate characteristic features of the Umbrian landscape-wide basins and river valleysflanked by the Umbrian-Marchigian Apennine mountain range-with pastoral, anecdotal details, such as goatherding and dramatic atmospheric effects, to suggest both specificity of place and the evocative qualities of the Italian landscape. Since the early part of the nineteenth century, American artists travelled to Italy to augment their educations and experience the Old World. Vedder continued this tradition by finding inspiration from Italy's varied landscape and rich art-historical traditions.
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E27896.TIF
Link To Source
Storm in Umbria
