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3 WC/P, Dewitt Clinton Hayes, C. 1850

Medium: WC/P Support: Paper Artist: DeWitt Clinton Hay Artist Dates: 1819 - 1877 Country of Origin: United States Title & Description: These three water color landscapes were done by DeWitt Clinton Hay of various points along the Hudson River. Hay used a remarkable amount of contrast given his chosen medium of black water color on white paper, with a grasp of depth and perspective apparent in his layouts. On the back of each is a card detailing the artist's life and dates of his works, and an initialed signature is in the bottom right of one of the larger two paintings.The style, en grisaille, involves the use of monochrome - drawing out white highlights by scraping it out of the paper with a pin. Signature: None Date of Work: Mid 19th C. Frame: Gilt wood and gesso Work Size: 3.0x5.0", 2.0x4.0" Frame Size: 8.5x10.5", 7.75x9.5" Weight: 3.4lbs Provenance: Putnam County Estate Condition: The three works are excellently preserved behind glass frames with no apparent damage. Artist Biography: Born in Caldwell, now Lake George, New York, DeWitt Hay was a little-known bank-note engraver and landscape artist who was one of the founding members in 1850 of the New York Watercolor Society. He settled in Tarrytown in 1870 and painted in the Adirondacks, primarily views of Lake George and Saint Regis Lake.