Colin Campbell Cooper: An Extraordinary Life

AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE

E ncouraged

from an early age, Colin Campbell Cooper’s remarkable talents as an ar tist were matched only by his love of beauty and passion for travel.

Coo per’s formal training began at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Ar ts under Thomas Eakins in 1879 and continued with studies in France, at various times, at Académies Julien, Delecleuse, and Viti. At age twenty-five, Cooper began a lifelong pursuit of adventure with a journey out West where he painted landscapes of Colorado plateau. Soon thereafter, Cooper made his first of many trips to Europe and Asia. His travels were so frequent that he and his wife Emma found themselves on the deck of the Carpathia as witnesses to the rescue of the sur vivors of the Titanic in 1912.

Among Cooper’s most significant works are those which depict the accomplishments of mankind,

and specifically, it’s architectural mar vels. Roman r uins, Eastern temples, Gothic cathedrals, and, of course, Ne w York skyscrapers (even belching steam engines) are presented as cultural exp ressions of time and place. In contrast, Cooper’s poetic plein air landscape sketches underscore the ar tist’s appreciation of the sublime beauty of nature.

Sullivan Goss proudly presents a selection of works from the ar tist’s estate, some of which have not been on vie w for more than fifty years and includes fine oils and works on paper.

In 2006, Dr. William Gerdts and Dr. Deborah Epstein Sol on will organize a major retrospec tive of the ar tist’s work to be accompanied by a substantial monographic catalog.

- Edward Cella

FIESTA, SPANISH VILL AGE c . 1 8 9 0 s | 7 x 1 1.625 INCHES | OIL ON BOARD

BEAUVAIS CATHE DRAL 1 9 2 6 | 4 5 x 33 INCHES | OIL ON CANVAS

ORANGES c. 192 0 | 1 0 . 5 x 1 4 I N C H E S | O I L O N C A N VA S

CALIFORNIA SUN S E T c. 1930 | 8 x 11.75 INCHES | OIL ON BOARD

LILY POND, BALBOA PARK, SAN DIEGO 1 9 1 6 | 2 0 x 24 INCHES | OIL ON CANVAS

V I EW OF THE STEAMSHIP CARPATHIA PASSING ALONG THE EDGE O F T H E ICE FLOW AFTER RES CUING SURV IVORS OF T HE TITANIC A PA IR O F PA I N T I N G S | A P R I L 15, 1912 | 8.5 x 14 INCHES | GOUACHE ON PAPER

R E S C U E OF THE S URVIVORS OF THE TITANIC BY THE S.S. CARPATH I A A PA IR O F PA I N T I N G S | A P R I L 15, 1912 | 8.5 x 14 INCHES | GOUACHE ON PAPER

O L D H O U S E WITH WATER WELL c. 190 9 | 6 x 8 I N C H E S | O I L O N B OA R D

VILL AGE IN THE COUNTRY S I D E c. 1920 | 9.25 x 13.75 INCHES | OIL ON CANVAS

ESTUARY WITH COWS c . 1 92 0 | 1 4 . 7 5 x 19.5 INCHES | OIL ON CANVAS

VIEW OF AN INDIAN MONUMENT c . 1 91 3 | 1 6 . 5 x 20.5 INCHES | OIL ON CANVAS

VIEW OF THE TAJ MAHAL c . 1 91 3 | 1 1 . 7 5 x 16.5 INCHES | OIL ON CANVAS

INTERIOR SAINT MARK’S, VE N I C E c. 1930 | 15 x 18 INCHES | GOUACHE ON PAPER

ITALIAN CHURCH INTERIOR c . 1 9 3 0 | 4 .75 x 8.25 INCHES | GOUACHE AND OIL ON PAPER

CATHEDRAL AT TOURS, FRANCE c . 1 90 0 | 2 5 x 1 8 INCHES | GOUACHE ON PAPER

R E D RO C K L AND SCAPE AUG US T 1 9, 18 8 1 | 1 4 . 5 x 2 1 . 5 I N C H E S | O I L ON CANVAS

COLORADO PL AT EAU ROCK OUTCROPPI N G S SEPTEMBER 7, 1881 | 14.5 x 21.5 INCHES | OIL ON CANVAS

WILLIAMS CANYON AUGUST 24 , 1 881 | 21.5 x 14.5 INCHES | OIL ON CANVAS

PAC K E R S ’ T RAIL GULCH WITH WATERFALL AU G US T 1 3, 18 8 1 | 2 1 . 5 x 1 4 . 5 I N C H E S | OIL ON CANVAS

C LO U D S OV ER MOUNTAIN VALLEY AUG U S T 4 , 1 9 2 6 4.75 x 7 . 1 2 5 I N C H E S GOUAC H E O N B OA R D

PA N PAC I F I C EXHIBITION ... c. 191 6 4.75 x 8 . 5 I N C H E S GOUAC H E O N B OA R D

MORRO BEACH, CALIFO R N I A AUGUST 4, 192 2 4.5 x 7 INCHES OIL ON BOARD

ROCK OF GIBRA LTA R c. 1930 4.5 x 7.25 INCHES GOUACHE AND OIL ON BOARD

S K E TC H E D FROM THE STE AMER...

NOV E M B E R 9 , 1 9 13 4.5 x 7 . 2 5 I N C H ES WAT E RC O LO R O N A RT I S T ’S B OA R D

QU E E N ’ S M OSQUE, AHMEDABAD c. 191 3 4.5 x 7 . 1 2 5 I N C H E S OIL O N A RT I S T ’ S B OA R D

MONT SAINT MICHEL, FR A N C E c. 1930 4.75 x 8.5 INCHES GOUACHE ON PAPER

A STREET IN BO M B AY c. 1913 4.5 x 7 INCHES OIL ON ARTIST ’S BOARD

P U B L I C C O L L E C T I O N S: (selected list) SA N TA B AR B A R A M U S E U M O F A RT, C A L I FORNIA SA N D I E G O M U S E U M O F A RT, C A L I F O R NIA IRV I N E M U S E U M , C A L I F O R N I A OA K L A N D M U S E U M O F C A L I F O R N I A , C A LIFORNIA ME T RO P O L I TA N M U S E U M O F A RT, N EW YORK BRO O K LY N M U S E U M O F A RT, N EW YO R K WH I T E H O U S E C O L L E C T I O N , WA S H I N G TON DC PE N N S Y LVA N I A AC A D E M Y O F F I N E A RTS , PHIL ADELPHIA ST. LO U I S M U S E U M O F A RT, M I S S O U R I CI NC I N N AT I M U S E U M O F A RT, O H I O DAL L A S M U S E U M O F A RT, T E X A S

SO LO E X H I B I T I O N H I S TO RY: (selected list) FI N E A RTS G A L L E RY, S A N D I E G O M U S E U M OF ART, CALIFORNIA

19 24-1925

ST E N D A H L A RT G A L L E R I E S , C A L I F O R N I A

1925

AI N S L I E G A L L E R I E S , C A L I F O R N I A

1927

FR I D AY M O R N I N G C LU B , C A L I F O R N I A

1927

FAU L K N E R M E M O R I A L A RT G A L L E RY

1934, 1938

GRO U P E X H I B I T I O N H I S TORY: (selected list) ART I N S T I T U T E O F C H I C AG O , I L L I N O I S CA R N E G IE I N S T I T U T E M U S E U M O F A RT, PENNSYLVANIA

1895, 1897, 1899, 1901-1906, 1919, 1920 1901-1903, 1907, 1908, 1912

C O RC O R A N G A L L E RY, WA S H I N G TO N D C

1907, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1920

C I T Y A RT M U S E U M O F S T. LO U I S , M I S S O URI

1907-1910, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1922

CL EV E L A N D M U S E U M O F A RT NEW YO R K S O C I E T Y O F PA I N T E R S , N EW YORK SA N TA B A R B A R A M U S E U M O F A RT, C A L I FORNIA

1916 1930-1931 1939, 1941, 1944, 1951

ON EXHIBIT

M A RC H 1 6 - M AY 9 , 2 0 0 5

S AT U R D AY, A P R I L 2 3 , 2 0 0 5 FROM 5 - 7 PM We are staying open late to welcome artists, collectors, and interested members of the community to come explore our new exhibits. The night will feature works

by Colin Campbell Cooper and Kim Howard, refreshments, a chance for good conversation, and a no host bar. Please join us.

T HE TRAIN ROUNDHOUSE, SALEM, M ASSACHUSSET TS N D | 2 0 x 2 5 . 5 INCHES | GOUACHE ON PAPER

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COV E R: G R E C O - ROMAN THEATRE AT NIGHT, TAOROMINA, SICILY ND | 2 9 x 3 6 I N C H E S | O I L O N C A N VAS ON BOARD

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