Image

Mia Rosenthal

Study for After Cole: The Oxbow
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Description

Maker

Mia Rosenthal (American, b. 1977, in Cranston, RI)

Title

Study for After Cole: The Oxbow

Year

2011

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

33.1 x 47.2 cm (13 1/16 x 18 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: On verso: LR: signed and dated in orange ink beneath fish: "Mis Rosenthal 2011"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Joseph and Pamela Yohlin

Object Number

2023.59

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Art and Design from 1900 to Now
Jun 04, 2022 – Sep 01, 2026

Label copy

At first glance, this drawing is a loose yet fairly faithful sketch after American artist Thomas Cole’s original 1836 painting of a view of the Connecticut River. Mia Rosenthal retains the storm that sweeps through Cole’s painting with the darkening of the left side of her sheet. Closer inspection, however, reveals that Rosenthal’s composition is made up of small, cartoonish depictions of insects, birds, fish, and other animals. She carefully labeled each of these species, all of which can be found along this same bend in the Connecticut River in Northampton, Massachusetts.

–Conor Moynihan, associate curator of prints, drawings, and photographs

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Mia Rosenthal (American, b. 1977, in Cranston, RI)
Study for After Cole: The Oxbow, 2011
Colored inks and graphite on paper
33.1 x 47.2 cm (13 1/16 x 18 9/16 inches)
Gift of Joseph and Pamela Yohlin 2023.59

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