Lot 27 | A private collection WILLIAM HART (1823-1894) Grand Manan signed "Wm. Hart" (lower right) oil on
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canvas 9 1/2 x 18 1/8 in. (24.13 x 46.05 cm) painted circa 1860 Provenance Private Collection, circa 1960 The steep basalt cliffs of the island of Grand Manan stand like a sentinel at the mouth of Canada's Bay of Fundy. Although the island's spectacular geology and swirling tides attracted the attention of a number of American painters in the mid-nineteenth century - most notably, Frederic Church - by the early 1860s, they had become one of William Hart's favorite subjects. Here, Hart selects a view on the island's sheltered lee side, away from the cliffs and crashing waves. By focusing on the wave-softened rock forms with their unusual colors, and on the gently rolling breakers of the harbor, Hart turns the scene into a quiet meditation on geologic time. With thanks to Dr. Bruce Chambers for cataloguing this lot.
