RALPH ALBERT BLAKELOCK ANTIQUE LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING
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Ralph Albert Blakelock, American, 1847 to 1919, an antique oil painting on wood board depicting a landscape scene. Signed lower left. Framed. Ralph Blakelock is known for Luminous landscape and portrait painting. Born in New York City, Ralph Blakelock earned a reputation for nocturnal, misty scenes, especially moonlit landscapes, large oak trees, and Indian encampments. He also did a small number of floral still lifes. His work has a mysterious quality, which some associated with the type of music he habitually played on the piano during interludes from his painting. Towards the end of his career, his paintings became increasingly haunting, a reflection of his insanity brought on by horrible poverty and his inability to support his family of nine children. He was both a late exponent of the Hudson River School of painting and also of the American West. He also foreshadowed the romantic, visionary, and modern tendencies that marked the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries. One of a kind artwork.
Dimensions: Frame 22 1/2 x 17 in. Board 20 x 14 1/4 in. All measurements are approximate.
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