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Born and raised in New York City and greatly influenced by the Hudson River School, Raymond Dabb Yelland permanently moved to the Bay Area in 1874. Here, the artist would bring the technical skills that he learned at the National Academy of Design to the wonderous expanse of the great West. He maintained his crisp, clear style and infused it with the sensibilities he experienced in the outdoors, much like the work of his contemporaries, Thomas Hill, William Keith, Virgil Williams and Albert Bierstadt.
Mt. Hood, Columbia River, is a magnificent example of Yelland's concise draughtsmanship coupled with his poetic vision of the western landscape. Located southeast of Portland, Oregon in the Cascade Mountain Range, Mt. Hood sits in the distance of the Columbia River. Its isolated white peak stands miles above the lush river valley below. This work is evidence of Yelland's excellent attention to detail and skill of execution, particularly in the reflection of the trees in the glass-like surface of the river. The vegetation along the banks of the river, the details in the house at the left, and even the rocks in the foreground are also extremely well-defined, almost photographic in quality. The entire composition, however, manages to exude a spiritual calmness, even with its dramatic scope and minute detail. This is the style for which Yelland is best known, incorporating his own personal vision with the splendid western landscape.
Mt. Hood, Columbia River, is a magnificent example of Yelland's concise draughtsmanship coupled with his poetic vision of the western landscape. Located southeast of Portland, Oregon in the Cascade Mountain Range, Mt. Hood sits in the distance of the Columbia River. Its isolated white peak stands miles above the lush river valley below. This work is evidence of Yelland's excellent attention to detail and skill of execution, particularly in the reflection of the trees in the glass-like surface of the river. The vegetation along the banks of the river, the details in the house at the left, and even the rocks in the foreground are also extremely well-defined, almost photographic in quality. The entire composition, however, manages to exude a spiritual calmness, even with its dramatic scope and minute detail. This is the style for which Yelland is best known, incorporating his own personal vision with the splendid western landscape.