Indians at the Mountain Lake
Artist
Alfred Jacob Miller
(American, 1810 - 1874)
Dateafter 1853
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions18 x 23 inches (45.7 x 58.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.34.3
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextMiller visited the West as an artist, hired by Captain William Drummond Stewart. Stewart was a member of a noble Scottish family. He traveled to North America seeking adventure. In 1837, Stewart journeyed to the Wind River Range of the Rocky Mountains, present-day Wyoming. He accompanied a caravan taking supplies to trappers called mountain men. He selected Miller to paint scenes of his experiences. Thus, Miller’s paintings tend to be more romantic and less detailed than other artists of the period. He painted this work several years after the journey. He used sketches and his memories to create the image.
Provenance(Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York, New York)[1]; purchased February 10, 1958 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
| 1. “We have been some ten or a dozen years amassing the rest of this collection from various individuals who were direct descendents[sic] of the pioneer artist himself.” (excerpt from a letter to HJLS from Charles Eberstadt dated November 26, 1957)
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