PICO TURQUINO PEINT PAR EDMUND DARCH LEWIS

 

EDMUND DARCH LEWIS (1835-1910) 

Pico Turquino  (1,974m- 6,476 ft) 

Cuba 

In  "Pico Turquino in the Sierra Maestra" ,  View of Cuba, oil on canvas, 1850.

La montagne
Pico Turquino (littéralement "Pic Turquoise") est le point culminant de Cuba à 1 974 mètres d'altitude. Situé au centre de la Sierra Maestra, il se trouve dans le parc national de Turquino - également connu sous le nom de parc national de la Sierra Maestra. Son sommet fait l'objet d'une sorte de pèlerinage depuis que le père de la combattante révolutionnaire Celia Sánchez a érigé en 1953 un buste du héros national José Martí.

L'artiste
Edmund Darch Lewis était un peintre paysagiste américain connu pour son style prolifique, ses huiles marines et ses aquarelles. Lewis est né à Philadelphie, en Pennsylvanie, dans une famille aisée. Il a commencé à s'entraîner à 15 ans avec Paul Weber (1823–1916), d'origine allemande, de la Hudson River School.
À 19 ans, il expose à la Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts et est élu associé de l'Académie à 24 ans.
Les premiers travaux de Lewis dans le pétrole, en raison de son excellente formation, ont été précoces et sont considérés comme techniquement supérieurs à ses travaux ultérieurs. Il a voyagé à travers la Pennsylvanie, le New Jersey et New York, peignant des scènes de rivière, et pendant deux décennies, il a voyagé dans les White Mountains et a peint des paysages de montagnes, de rivières et de lacs. Il a réalisé de nombreuses peintures marines dans toute la Nouvelle-Angleterre, devenant un artiste prolifique et prospère. Son travail a été apprécié en raison de la luminosité de ses peintures. Il est d'ailleurs considéré comme l'un des peintres luministes majeurs de la Hudson River School.
Après avoir utilisé la peinture à l'huile au début de sa carrière, Lewis est passé à l'aquarelle. Bien qu'elles ne soient pas aussi exceptionnelles sur le plan technique, ses aquarelles sont aussi  également admirées pour leur luminosité (le luminisme encore et toujours),

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PICO TURQUINO (3) PAINTED BY EDMUND DARCH LEWIS

 

EDMUND DARCH LEWIS (1835-1910) 

Pico Turquino  (1,974m- 6,476 ft) 

Cuba 

In Pico Turquino - View of Cuba, oil on canvas, 1850.

The mountain
Pico Turquino (literally "Turquoise Peak") is Cuba's highest point at 1,974 meters above sea level. Located in the center of the Sierra Maestra, it lies within the Turquino National Park - also known as the Sierra Maestra National Park. Its summit has been the subject of a sort of pilgrimage since the father of the revolutionary fighter Celia Sánchez erected in 1953 a bust of the national hero José Martí.

The artist
Edmund Darch Lewis was an American landscape painter known for his prolific style, marine oils and watercolors. Lewis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a well-to-do family. He started training at age 15 with German-born Paul Weber (1823–1916) of the Hudson River School.
At age 19 he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and was elected an Associate of the Academy at age 24.
Lewis's early work in oil, because of his excellent training, was precocious and is considered technically superior to his later work. He traveled throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, painting river scenes, and for two decades he traveled to the White Mountains and painted landscapes of mountains, rivers, and lakes. He made extensive marine paintings throughout New England, becoming a prolific and successful artist. His work was appreciated because of the luminosity of their objects. Because of the lively yet glowing work, he is considered one of the Luminist painters in the Hudson River School.
After mastering oil painting early in his career, Lewis switched to watercolor painting. Although not as technically outstanding, his watercolors were also admired for their luminosity - Luminism, and Lewis continued to generate canvases in mass production style.
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2022 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau

PICO TURQUINO (2) PAINTED BY EDMUND DARCH LEWIS

EDMUND DARCH LEWIS (1835-1910) 

Pico Turquino (1,974m- 6,476 ft) 

Cuba 

In Pico Turquino - View of Cuba, oil on canvas ( 30x47cm), 1860.

The mountain
Pico Turquino  (1,974m- 6,476 ft) is the highest point in Cuba. It is located in the southeast part of the island, in the Sierra Maestra mountain range in the municipality of Guamá, Santiago de Cuba Province, within the Turquino National Park - also known as the Sierra Maestra National Park. The name is believed to be a corruption of turquoise (Spanish: turquesa) peak, named so for the blue hues taken by the heights in certain views.  It was first mentioned (under the name "Tarquino") on a map drawn by Gerardo Kramer in the late 18th century. It was first climbed in 1860 by F.W. Ramsden Its summit has been the subject of a sort of pilgrimage since the father of the cuban revolutionary, fighter Celia Sánchez erected in 1953 a bust of the national hero José Martí.

The artist
Edmund Darch Lewis was an American landscape painter known for his prolific style, marine oils and watercolors. Lewis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a well-to-do family. He started training at age 15 with German-born Paul Weber (1823–1916) of the Hudson River School.
At age 19 he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and was elected an Associate of the Academy at age 24.
Lewis's early work in oil, because of his excellent training, was precocious and is considered technically superior to his later work. He traveled throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, painting river scenes, and for two decades he traveled to the White Mountains and painted landscapes of mountains, rivers, and lakes. He made extensive marine paintings throughout New England, becoming a prolific and successful artist. His work was appreciated because of the luminosity of their objects. Because of the lively yet glowing work, he is considered one of the Luminist painters in the Hudson River School.
After mastering oil painting early in his career, Lewis switched to watercolor painting. Although not as technically outstanding, his watercolors were also admired for their luminosity - Luminism, and Lewis continued to generate canvases in mass production style.

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2019 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau

PICO TURQUINO BY EDMUND DARCH LEWIS

EDMUND DARCH LEWIS (1835-1910) 

Pico Turquino  (1,974m- 6,476 ft) 

Cuba 

In Pico Turquino - View of Cuba, oil on canvas ( 30x47cm), 1860.

The mountain
Pico Turquino (literally "Turquoise Peak") is Cuba's highest point at 1,974 meters above sea level. Located in the center of the Sierra Maestra, it lies within the Turquino  National Park - also known as the Sierra Maestra National Park. Its summit has been the subject of a sort of pilgrimage since the father of the revolutionary fighter Celia Sánchez erected in 1953 a bust of the national hero José Martí.

The artist
Edmund Darch Lewis was an American landscape painter known for his prolific style, marine oils and watercolors. Lewis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a well-to-do family. He started training at age 15 with German-born Paul Weber (1823–1916) of the Hudson River School.
At age 19 he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and was elected an Associate of the Academy at age 24.
Lewis's early work in oil, because of his excellent training, was precocious and is considered technically superior to his later work. He traveled throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, painting river scenes, and for two decades he traveled to the White Mountains and painted landscapes of mountains, rivers, and lakes. He made extensive marine paintings throughout New England, becoming a prolific and successful artist.  His work was appreciated because of the luminosity of their objects. Because of the lively yet glowing work, he is considered one of the Luminist painters in the Hudson River School.
After mastering oil painting early in his career, Lewis switched to watercolor painting. Although not as technically outstanding, his watercolors were also admired for their luminosity - Luminism, and Lewis continued to generate canvases in mass production style.
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2019 - Wandering Vertexes...
by Francis Rousseau