James Hope painting of Vermont valley landscape
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West Rutland Valley, Vermont by James Hope (American, 1818-1892). Oil on canvas, 30” x 40”, signed and dated 1860 lower left. James Hope was a noted portrait, landscape and historical genre painter who was active in Rutland County, Vermont and later in Watkins Glen, New York. His work shows the strong influences of his friend and fellow painter, Frederick Church. This painting most probably depicts a valley in West Rutland or possibly Killington area. James Hope was born in Scotland in 1818, but was brought to Canada by his father, following the death of his mother. In 1831 his father died from cholera, and at the age of fifteen, James is reported as having walked from the Canadian border to Fair Haven, VT, where he became apprenticed to a wagon-maker. While recovering from an injury to his ankle, James began experimenting in portrait painting and in 1843 was able to set up as a professional artist in West Rutland. He painted portraits in Montreal and then in Castleton, Vermont, where he built a house in 1851. However, as his career progressed, he turned more and more to landscape painting. In 1849-50, the great landscape painter Frederick Church exhibited works in Vermont, and James was so impressed by Church’s paintings that he took a studio in New York, where he could paint during the winter, returning to Castleton for the summer months. By 1854, James had been accepted as a member of the National Academy of Design in New York, and he exhibited his paintings there for the next 25 years. During the Civil War, James participated in eleven battles and used his painting skills to record the events of the war. These sketches were later expanded into large canvases and exhibited across the country. In 1872, James moved from Vermont to Watkins Glen, NY, where he opened a studio and gallery. He died there in 1892. Condition: This painting has been professionally relined and cleaned. There is some minimal touch-up restoration, mainly in the sky and at a spot in the stream. Offered in an antique gilt wood frame. (Biographical information excerpted from AskArt archives)
West Rutland Valley, Vermont by James Hope (American, 1818-1892). Oil on canvas, 30” x 40”, signed and dated 1860 lower left. James Hope was a noted portrait, landscape and historical genre painter who was active in Rutland County, Vermont and later in Watkins Glen, New York. His work shows the strong influences of his friend and fellow painter, Frederick Church. This painting most probably depicts a valley in West Rutland or possibly Killington area. James Hope was born in Scotland in 1818, but was brought to Canada by his father, following the death of his mother. In 1831 his father died from cholera, and at the age of fifteen, James is reported as having walked from the Canadian border to Fair Haven, VT, where he became apprenticed to a wagon-maker. While recovering from an injury to his ankle, James began experimenting in portrait painting and in 1843 was able to set up as a professional artist in West Rutland. He painted portraits in Montreal and then in Castleton, Vermont, where he built a house in 1851. However, as his career progressed, he turned more and more to landscape painting. In 1849-50, the great landscape painter Frederick Church exhibited works in Vermont, and James was so impressed by Church’s paintings that he took a studio in New York, where he could paint during the winter, returning to Castleton for the summer months. By 1854, James had been accepted as a member of the National Academy of Design in New York, and he exhibited his paintings there for the next 25 years. During the Civil War, James participated in eleven battles and used his painting skills to record the events of the war. These sketches were later expanded into large canvases and exhibited across the country. In 1872, James moved from Vermont to Watkins Glen, NY, where he opened a studio and gallery. He died there in 1892. Condition: This painting has been professionally relined and cleaned. There is some minimal touch-up restoration, mainly in the sky and at a spot in the stream. Offered in an antique gilt wood frame. (Biographical information excerpted from AskArt archives)
