Lot 428
Harold Rudolph (American, c. 1850-1883/4, active New Orleans, 1873- 1883/4), "At Sunset: Indians on the Hill", oil on board, signed lower right, Mandel Brothers, Artistic Framing, Chicago labels (2) en verso 12 in. x 18.5in., in a period giltwood frame. E10000-15000 Note: Harold Rudolph arrived in New Orleans in 1873 and opened a portrait studio with his brother-in-law Burtus Ducomman. After the tragic suicide of Ducomman, Rudolph largely abandoned his work as a portraitist and turned to painting landscapes. The untouched wilderness along the Missouri River and bayous of Southern Louisiana attracted the artist's attention. In the painting "At Sunset: Indians on the Hill", Rudolph draws the viewer's attention to the dramatic and colorful sunset over the vast pristine landscape with the crescent moon rising as nightfall approaches. The two American Indians resting on the hill further emphasized the unspoiled American landscape of the late nineteenth century. In the Louisiana State Museum's painting "Indian Lodge on Bluffs", the juxtaposition of the American Indians and a steamboat traveling on the Missouri River, Rudolph clearly indicates the encroachment of industry into the vast untouched American countryside.
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