Clarence Hinkle, Tree-lined Canal View with Cottages - Antique Oil Painting

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

This early 20th-century landscape painting by American artist Clarence Kaiser Hinkle (1880-1960) depicts a tree-lined canal in muted tones. It’s cleverly ambivalent - playful brushwork combined with a subdued atmosphere. The trees and sail seem interconnected, their striking vertical forms piercing the centre of the composition. Hinkle pulls the elements together and creates a lyrical flow throughout the earth, sky and waterway.

In May 1906, Hinkle received a travel scholarship from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and headed for Amsterdam, ultimately arriving in the small village of Laren. American artists were drawn to this picturesque area for its serene charm and simplicity. Most of its inhabitants lived in quaint farmers’ cottages. He stayed for a while, painting mostly small landscapes, partly inspired by the Hague School of painters but also the post-impressionists.

Here, Hinkle has captured a view in a way only he could. The excitement of a young American painter, immersed in European art - inspired by new environments and the emerging avant-garde.

Signed in the lower left and framed.

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Medium: Oil on canvas laid on board

Overall size: 14½” x 12½” / 38cm x 32cm

Year of creation: c. 1908

Condition: Overall very presentable. Frame with some age-related wear.

Artist’s auction highlight: £37,050 achieved for an oil painting in 2005.

Physical Dimensions

Height

32cm (12.60")

Width

38cm (14.96")

Depth

4cm (1.57")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA884734

Description

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The trees and sail seem interconnected, their striking vertical forms piercing the centre of the composition.

Brave Fine Art

Hinkle pulls the elements together and creates a lyrical flow throughout the earth, sky and waterway.

fig 1. Clarence Hinkle, Tree-Lined Canal View With Cottages - Antique Oil Painting — fig 1. Clarence Hinkle, Tree-lined Canal View with Cottages - Antique Oil Painting

In May 1906, Hinkle received a travel scholarship from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and headed for Amsterdam, ultimately arriving in the small village of Laren. American artists were drawn to this picturesque area for its serene charm and simplicity. Most of its inhabitants lived in quaint farmers’ cottages. He stayed for a while, painting mostly small landscapes, partly inspired by the Hague School of painters but also the post-impressionists.

fig 2. Clarence Hinkle, Tree-Lined Canal View With Cottages - Antique Oil Painting — fig 2. Clarence Hinkle, Tree-lined Canal View with Cottages - Antique Oil Painting

Here, Hinkle has captured a view in a way only he could. The excitement of a young American painter, immersed in European art - inspired by new environments and the emerging avant-garde.

Signed in the lower left and framed.