| 587. Ralph Albert Blakelock, attribution
(1847-1919), "Moonlit Landscape", c.1910; oil/canvas, 16" x 20",
well framed. Blakelock's later work was focused on mood
and imagination rather than natural representation. His
soft tonalist landscapes were an extreme departure
from accepted academic fashion, and he encountered
great difficulty selling them. He fell into extreme poverty,
his behavior became questionable, and he was
institutionalized in 1899. Ironically, although he remained poor
and incarcerated, his works began to command high prices
by the 1910s, and Blakelock was named a Academician by
the National Academy of Design. 1800-2200 |
