1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Lake Memphremagog is a 1884 by Harry Fenn, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Harry Fenn painted Lake Memphremagog in watercolor around the 1880s. The scene shows a calm lake with soft green hills behind it. Trees line the shore, and a small boat drifts near the center. Fenn worked as an illustrator before switching to watercolors. This piece comes from a time when artists often traveled to capture American landscapes. Notice how the colors blend—watercolor lets light show through in a special way. Check out more works by Harry Fenn.
This watercolor reveals the technical virtuosity of Harry Fenn, an illustrator famed for his rich handling of detail and his bizarre sense of fantasy. As a young man, Fenn sketched widely in the United States for a lavish two-volume set titled Picturesque America. After 1881, he devoted himself to watercolor painting and illustrating. This watercolor represents Lake Memphremagog, which extends across the border of America and Canada, from North Vermont into South Quebec.
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Harry Fenn (September 14, 1837 – April 22, 1911) was an English-born American illustrator, landscape painter, etcher, and wood engraver.
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