Works on View
Lake Champlain
Homer Dodge Martin, Oil on Canvas, 1872
On loan from the Adirondack Museum
Lake Champlain is named after the French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, who was the first European to map the region.
About the Artist: Homer Dodge Martin (1836–1927) was a landscape artist initially associated with the Hudson River School, however, he soon developed his own style and became widely known for his landscapes.
Mountain Road
Rockwell Kent, Oil on Canvas, ca. 1960s
On loan from the Adirondack Museum
Unlike most other mountains, the Adirondacks were not formed along a fault line. Instead, they are part of a geological dome that rises from 1 to 3 millimeters every year.
About the Artist: Rockwell Kent (1882–1971) is considered one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. In addition to his art, Kent was also known for his advocacy on behalf of organized labor and war refugees.
The Adirondack Mountains, Near Elizabethtown, Essex Co., N.Y.
John Henry Dolph, Oil on Canvas, 1866
On loan from the Adirondack Museum
Elizabethtown, Essex County was founded in 1798 and was a center of the early lumber industry. By the 19th century, it had become a destination for tourists because of its natural beauty.
About the Artist: John Henry Dolph (1835-1903) was a New York City-based artist who painted in several formats — still life, landscape, and portraiture. He received special recognition for his landscapes and genre scenes of American rural life, but after 1875 painted mainly playful scenes of animals.
Blue Mountain
Gustave Adolph Wiegand, Oil on Canvas, 1914
On loan from the Adirondack Museum, The Museum at Blue Mountain Lake
One of the most popular destinations in the Adirondack Range, Blue Mountain is a location of great beauty and has both inspired and awed artists, travelers, and vacationers year-round since the 1880s. Gustave Adolph Weigand painted in the area extensively, capturing the many variations of the landscape with every seasonal change.
About the Artist: Gustave Adolph Wiegand (1870-1957) was born in Germany and studies at the Dresden Royal Academy and Royal Academy in Berlin before emigrating in the 1890s to New York City, where he studied with William Merritt Chase. Wiegand exhibited widely, and remained active in many artist clubs, including the New York Society of Painters.