Robert Crannell Minor

The Mill

Robert Crannell Minor's original etching & drypoint engraving, "The Mill" is printed upon fine hand made, laid paper and with full margins as created by the by the artist around 1883. It is signed by R. C. Minor in the lower left corner of the plate and bearing Ritchie's printer address along the lower margin. Robert Minor was very much intrigued by the landscape techniques of French Barbizon art, as can be seen in this original etching. "The Mill" a fine example of the etched art created by the American artist, Robert Crannell Minor.

Original Etching & Drypoint by the nineteenth century American artist, Robert Crannell Minor.

The Mill

Art Department of the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Exhibition 1883.

1883 Exhibition of Contemporary American Art
#	Image	Title & Artist	Artist Info	Medium	Date
01.-		A Family of Quacks by Charles Volkmar	Charles Volkmar (Baltimore, 1841 - Metuchen, New Jersey, 1914)	Original Etching with Plate Tone	c. 1883
02.-		A Southern California Glen by Henry Chapman Ford	Henry C. Ford 'Henry Chapman Ford' (Livonia, New York, 1828 - Santa Barbara, California, 1894)	Original Etching	c. 1882	Sold
03.-		A Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky Proclaim it a Hunting Morning by Thomas Moran	Thomas Moran (Bolton, England, 1837 - Santa Barbara, CA, 1926)	Original Etching	c. 1882
04.-		A Summer Afternoon by Henry Webster Rice	Henry Webster Rice 'Henry W. Rice' (Pownal, Maine, 1853 - Watertown, Massachusetts, 1934)	Original Etching	c. 1883
05.-		Artillery Sergeant by William Henry Shelton	William Henry Shelton (Allen's Hill, NY., 1840 - Morristown, NY., 1932)	Original Etching	c. 1883
06.-		Building an Elevator by James Craig Nicol	James Craig Nicoll (New York City, 1847 - Norwalk, Connecticut, 1918)	Original Etching with Plate Tone	1881
07.-		Drifting by Stephen Parrish	Stephen Parrish (Philadelphia, 1846 - Cornish, N. H., 1938)	Original Etching	c. 1883
08.-		Feeding Sheep by John Austin Sands Monks	John Austin Sands Monks (Cold Spring-on-Hudson, NY, 1850 - Chicago, 1917)	Original Etching	1883
09.-		From Under the Trees by George W. H. Ritchie (George Wistar Hodge Ritchie)	George Wistar Hodge Ritchie 'George W. H. Ritchie' (New York City, Active 1870 - 1900)	Original Etching	1883
10.-		Head of an Old Man by Joseph Lauber	Joseph Lauber (Meschede, Westphalia, Germany, 1855 - New York City, 1948)	Original Etching	1881
11.-		Naponock (Naponoch) Scenery, Ulster County, New York by William Hart	William M. Hart 'William Hart' (Paisley, Scotland, 1823 - Mount Vernon, New York, 1894)	Original Etching	c. 1883
12.-		Near Annasquam (Annisquam) by Albion Harris Bicknell	Albion Harris Bicknell 'A. H. Bicknell' (Turner, Maine, 1837 - Malden, Massachusetts, 1915)	Original Etching	c. 1883
13.-		Now Come Still Evening On by Henry Farrer	Henry Farrer (London, England, 1843 - Brooklyn, New York, 1903)	Original Etching	1882 - 1883
14.-		Partegat Pond by Benjamin Lander	Benjamin Lander (New York City, 1844 - ?)	Original Etching	1882 - 1883	Sold
15.-		Street at Honfleur, France by Charles Platt	Charles Adams Platt 'Charles Platt' (New York City, 1861 - 1933)	Original Etching	1882
16.-		The Mill by Robert Crannell Minor	Robert Crannell Minor 'Robert C. Minor' (New York City, 1839 - Waterford, Connecticut, 1904)	Original Etching & Drypoint	c. 1883	Sold
17.-		View in the Campagna ('A Group of Ilex Trees near Rome') by George Loring Brown	George Loring Brown (Boston, 1814 - Malden, Massachusetts, 1889)	Original Etching	1854 (Third & Final State: 1883)	Sold

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Title:	The Mill
Artist:	Minor, Robert Crannell (New York City, 1839 - Waterford, Connecticut, 1904)
Date:	c. 1883
Medium:	Original Etching & Drypoint
Printer:	George Wistar Hodge Ritchie
Note:	Robert Crannell Minor: A nineteenth century American landscape painter and etcher, Robert Crannell Minor first studied art techniques in New York, under Alfred C. Howland. He then travelled to Paris and from there to the forests of Barbizon, where he became a student of the Barbizon school artist, Narcisse Diaz. R. C. Minor then completed his artistic education at the Antwerp Academy, Belgium, under Joseph van Luppen.
	Robert Minor then travelled extensively through both Italy and Germany before settling in England for a period of two years. During this time he exhibited his art at both the Paris Salon (1872) and at the Royal Academy, London. Around 1875 R. C. Minor returned to New York City and opened a studio in Washington Square. Several years later he settled in the area of Waterford, Connecticut.
	Robert Crannell Minor was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1888, and a full academician in 1897. He was also a member of the influential New York Etching Club. Today the art of Robert Minor is included in such major collections as the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
	As one can view by such works of art as "The Mill", R. C. Minor was very much intrigued by the landscape techniques of French Barbizon art, a vital precursor to Impressionism. In particular his fine, atmospheric etchings explore concerns similar to such Barbizon etchers as Charles Jacque and Charles Francois Daubigny.
	In 1883, the Art Department of the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute, Boston, held a major exhibition of contemporary American art. Concentrating largely upon American drawings and etchings the exhibition catalogue listed 731 works of original art. Robert Crannell Minor's landscape etching, "The Mill", was first exhibited at this exhibition and bears the catalogue number, 454.
Size:	6 3/4 X 9 7/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon fine hand made, laid paper and with full margins as created by the by the artist around 1883. Signed by Robert Crannell Minor in the lower right corner of the plate and bearing Ritchie's printer address along the lower margin. A strongly printed, impression with full burr and in excellent condition throughout. This original etching stands as a prime example of the nineteenth century American landscape art of Robert Crannell Minor.
Subject:	Robert Crannell Minor, "The Mill", original etching & Drypoint, Barbizon school, American Graphic Art, Waterford, Connecticut, Art Department of the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute, Boston.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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