Lot 334
William Henry Buck (American/New Orleans, 1840-1888), 'Three Cabins Along Shoreline', oil on canvas, signed lower right, 18 in. x 30 in., in a period giltwood frame. Provenance: Dr. George Crozat, Houmas House Plantation, then to Bocage Plantation, Burnside, Louisiana. Note: The painting offered here (lot 334) is one of a pendant pair, probably executed for exhibition, by Buck. The companion to this lot was sold in these sales rooms as lot 701, October 2nd-3rd, 2004. Note 'Three Cabins Along the Shore' is a wonderful example of the William Henry Buck work at the height of his abilities as a painter. Buck's intimate knowledge of the local indigenous plant life and topography is evident. The cabins, each in a different variation of the Acadian Creole cabin, were built on stilts above the water. On the side of the most rustic cabin are palmetto fonts laid out to dry. Despite the remoteness of the terrain, there is a sailing boat in the distance, a sign of encroachment of modern civilization and technology. In a sense there is a nostalgic quality to the painting, that Buck has documented a sense of time and place.
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