Lot 229
William Carl Anthony Frerichs (Belgian/North Carolina, 1829-1905), "North Carolina Cabin", oil on canvas, c. 1855-1865, unsigned, 41 in. x 58 in., in a period gilt frame. E30000-50000 Provenance: Carolina Fine Paintings & Prints, Charleston, South Carolina. Note: Born in Belgium, William A. C. Frerichs studied in The Hague with noted landscape painters Andreas Schelfhout and Bartholomeus J. van Hove and at the Royal Academy in Brussels. Initially, Frerichs immigrated to New York City in 1852, but two years later he accepted a position as Professor of Drawing, Painting and French at the Greensboro Female College (today Greensboro College) in North Carolina. Tragically a fire destroyed the college in 1863 including Frerichs studio filled with his paintings. He continued to teach art in North Carolina at Edgewood Seminary and at a local Quaker college. During the Civil War, the artist was drafted by the Confederate Corps of Engineers to supervise mining in the Sauratown Mountains. By living and working in North Carolina, Frerichs became intimately familiar with the distinct mountainous terrain. In this striking painting, an isolated rustic log and stone cabin sat amidst the mountains and cascading waterfall. With rifle in hand, a man walks down the path to hunt, while his wife on the porch tends to the daily chores.
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