Object number1993.15

Medieval Buildings, Sicily

Datec. 1842

Artist Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848)

CultureAmerican

MediumOil on board

DimensionsFramed: 11 7/16 x 14 9/16 x 1 15/16 in. (29 x 37 x 5 cm)
Unframed: 6 x 9 1/16 in. (15.2 x 23 cm)

Credit LineGift of Constance Wilckes Dohrenwend, class of 1928

On View

Not on view

Period19th c

Classification(s)

Painting

InscribedPlaque on frame reads: Medieval Buildings, Sicily, ca. 1842, Thomas Cole, N.A., 1801-1848

BibliographyThomas Cole N.A. (1801-1848), New York, NY: Kennedy Galleries, 1964. p.12, fig. 26; Nobuyuki, Okabe, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College," (Japan: Yamagata Museum of Art) Cat. no. 6, p. 49; Phagan, Patricia, Past Time: Geology in European and American Art, (London: D Giles Limited, 2018) p.102-103. repr. p.37, fig. 37;ProvenanceKennedy Galleries, Inc., New York
Sold to Robert and Constance Dohrenwend, 1964
Gifted to Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, 1993

Vassar Exhibitions

Paris-New York: Modernist Painting in 19th and 20th century Masterworks from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College

Past Time: Geology in European and American Art

Exhibition HistoryThomas Cole N.A. (1801-1848), Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY, November 24 - December 1964;

Japan, Shimane Art Museum, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York," March 7 - May 11, 2008. Cat. no. 6, p 49;

Japan, Ishibashi Museum of Art, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York," May 17 - July 20, 2008. Cat. no. , p .

Japan, Yamagata Museum of Art, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York," July 30 - August 31, 2008. Cat. no. , p. .

Japan. Fuchu Art Museum, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York," September 6 - November 3, 2008. Cat. no. , p. .

Japan, Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York," November 14 - December 14, 2008. Cat. , p. .

Poughkeepsie, New York, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, "Past Time: Geology in European and American Art," September 21 - December 9, 2018. Cat. no. 37, repr.

Ithaca, New York, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, "Past Time: Geology in European and American Art," February 16 - May 12, 2019. Cat. no. 37, repr.

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email loebcollections@vassar.edu