Preservation Long Island has just launched a multi-year project to delve deeper into the artwork of Long Island landscape artist, Edward Lange (1846–1912). While living in Elwood, NY, between 1871 and 1889, Lange painted and sketched homesteads, storefronts, railroad depots, and harbors across Long Island with fastidious care.
Lange created two grand panorama watercolors of Harbor Hill, looking south and north, around 1887 to 1889. Peter Fedoryk of Preservation Long Island notes: "They are truly remarkable and the largest of his watercolors we've come across, in their frames measuring close to 3 x 4.5 feet."
These copies are courtesy of Preservation Long Island.
Grand panorama of Harbor Hill, Roslyn looking south.
A close-up shows a train and possibly a depiction of Garden City.
Grand panorama of Harbor Hill looking north.
The view looking north shows Hempstead Harbor and the Roslyn Grist Mill. The featured tower atop Harbor Hill was built around 1887.
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Wonderful historic images of Harbor Hill. Are they available in color from Preservation?
Bob, excellent question. We will try to find out.
Hi Bob, thanks for the commentso sorry I'm just seeing it now. These two paintings were actually executed in grey toned watercolors, rather than in full color. Rather impressive, when you think about the detail Lange achieved using just light/dark contrasts to lay out the landscape.