In the Rockies (Bergen Park, Colorado)

In the Rockies (Bergen Park, Colorado)

c.1870
Artist
Worthington Whittredge, American, 1820-1910
Born: Lorain, Ohio
Country
United States
Object
painting
Medium
Oil paint on canvas
Accession Number
2001.442
Credit Line
William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen Collection
Worthington Whittredge (American). In the Rockies (Bergen Park, Colorado). c.1870. Oil paint on canvas. William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen Collection. 2001.442.
Dimensions
frame height: 20 in, 50.8000 cm; frame width: 25 1/2 in, 64.7700 cm; frame depth: 2 5/8 in, 6.6675 cm; image height: 14 in, 35.5600 cm; image width: 19 1/4 in, 48.8950 cm
Inscription
Signed Bottom Right "W. Whittredge"
Department
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Collection
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
(Kennedy Gallery), New York, NY; William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen, Golden, CO, 1971; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2001.
Exhibition History
  • "Colorado Collects Historic Western Art"—Denver Art Museum, Jan 13–April 15, 1973
  • "Quest for the West: Postcards from the Frontier"—Berkshire Museum, 07/2008 - 10/2007
  • "Afield in America: 400 Years of Animal and Sporting Art, 1585-1985"—National Sporting Library & Museum, 09/15/2011 - 01/15/2012
  • "Exploring America: Wildlife and Western Works from the National Museum of Wildlife Art and the Stonehollow Collection"—The Baker Museum, Artis-Naples, 11/8/14 - 2/1/15
  • Reciprocal loans—National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 4/1/2017 - 2/1/2018

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