Charles Caryl Coleman (1840-1928)

Summer Flowers, Capri

Details

Charles Caryl Coleman (1840-1928)
Summer Flowers, Capri
signed with initials in monogram, dated and inscribed 'CCC Capri 1906' (lower right)
oil on canvas
21 x 41½ in. (53.3 x 105.4 cm.)

Provenance

Estate of Rose O'Neill.
Private collection, 1952.
By descent in the family to the present owner.

Exhibited

Indianapolis, Indiana, John Herron Art Institute, March-April 1907 (probably)

Lot Essay

The present work depicts the Anacapri region of the Italian island Capri. In the distance, Coleman has painted the island of Iscia on the left, and to the right, the eruption of Vesuvius. Coleman and fellow artist Elihu Vedder both resided on Capri for several years, inspired by the island's unique landscape and poetic history.

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