Frederic B. Schell
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1838 - 1902, New York, New York)
Mt. Cook, Hooker River after a storm
March 25, 1887
Watercolor and graphite on paper
10 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (26.7 x 37.6 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic B. Schell, Jr.
1992.68
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Well-known as a travel illustrator, Schell made several trips in the 1880s to Australia and New Zealand as part of an enormous project, a ‘Picturesque Atlas of Australasia’. Watercolors such as this one were on-site studies, which would later be translated into wood engravings to illustrate volumes for armchair travelers.
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WatercolorLandscapes
Mountains
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