Multnomah Falls ca. 1890
The entire back bar and many original furnishings of The Louvre, a historic saloon, are on display together in the Clatsop County Historical Society in Astoria, Oregon.
Among them is this unsigned 19th century painting of the 611-foot-tall Multhomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. www.oregon.com/attractions/multnomah_falls
It belongs to a regional school of painting that was heavily influenced by the painter William Samuel Parrott. www.askart.com/artist/William_Samuel_Parrott/5066/William...
Though the piece is reminiscent of the work of the prolific Eliza Barchus, who was one of Parrott's students, it is not one of her canvasses. elizabarchus.com/wordpress/?page_id=2
Multnomah Falls was one of Barchus's favorite subjects. However, in Barchus's paintings the terrain immediately below the bridge is depicted as being covered by vegetation, whereas here it is bare rock. There are other differences, and they can be seen here:
www.artnet.com/WebServices/images/ll00065lldC4mJFg7ZECfDr...
Multnomah Falls ca. 1890
The entire back bar and many original furnishings of The Louvre, a historic saloon, are on display together in the Clatsop County Historical Society in Astoria, Oregon.
Among them is this unsigned 19th century painting of the 611-foot-tall Multhomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. www.oregon.com/attractions/multnomah_falls
It belongs to a regional school of painting that was heavily influenced by the painter William Samuel Parrott. www.askart.com/artist/William_Samuel_Parrott/5066/William...
Though the piece is reminiscent of the work of the prolific Eliza Barchus, who was one of Parrott's students, it is not one of her canvasses. elizabarchus.com/wordpress/?page_id=2
Multnomah Falls was one of Barchus's favorite subjects. However, in Barchus's paintings the terrain immediately below the bridge is depicted as being covered by vegetation, whereas here it is bare rock. There are other differences, and they can be seen here:
www.artnet.com/WebServices/images/ll00065lldC4mJFg7ZECfDr...