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Derelicts at the Dunes

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This etching titled "Derelicts at the Dunes" by Carl Hoerman depicts trees once consumed by shifting sands revealed once again. The trees are craggy and there is an element of fantasy in the sands swirling from the wind and dotting the sky. This etching could be a local or regional scene along the lake Michigan coast. Hoerman's use of sharp thin lines in his work would eventually soften over the course of a print edition. This is due to the pressure the metal etching plate goes under during the process of printing. In black, 1" wood frame.
Derelicts at the Dunes picture number 1

2018.20.01

Etching

Paper

Artworks

Gollannek, Eric 1975-

Hoerman, Carl 1885-1955

1945 - 1955

Date: 1950 School: American Regionalism Technique: Etching

Signed Name: Carl Horman Signature Location: lower right

ArtEtchingPrintSand dunesSaugatuck, Michigan

Image Size: 8" by 9.5"

AC shelf 03

Art Conservation Room

Excellent

Conservation and framing by Kari in July 2018.

Hoerman, Carl 1885-1955

Birdsall, Sammie

Kutzel, Ken

from “Michigan Dunes,” August 2018 at the OSH Carl Hoerman 1885 - 1955 Derelicts of the Dunes undated | etching Born in Babenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, Carl Hoerman was a landscape painter who used savings from working in a Hamburg shipyard and sales of charcoal drawings to finance his move to the United States in 1904. In Chicago, he studied architecture and in 1909, opened his own office where he worked until 1920. After that, he devoted most of his time to painting, and built a studio and art gallery at Saugatuck, Michigan. In 1927, he and his wife, Christiana, began trips to the West and Southwest where he painted desert, Grand Canyon, and mountain scenes. Later, he became known as a “dunes painter” because of his landscapes of western Michigan. (adapted from the Archives at askArt.) Collection: Saugatuck Douglas History Center Gift of Fred and Sammy Jane Birdsall 2018.20.01

Status: OK Status By: Eric Gollannek Status Date: 2018-08-06

08/06/2018

09/10/2024