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Lot Essay
The present work depicts a sweeping vista of Sir Donald Peak, located in the Selkirk Mountain Range in Glacier National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Monumental in scale, the canvas employs Thomas Hill’s attention to detail to immerse the viewer within the breathtaking beauty of the natural scenery. With the rushing stream descending from the lofty peaks jetting up into the sky, Hill captures a sweeping, dynamic vista of this untouched, rugged mountainscape.
Hill likely exhibited the present work at the San Francisco Art Association’s annual exhibition in 1891. In a review for the show, a reporter for the San Francisco Call describes Hill’s preparation for the awe-inspiring canvas: “For his next picture he went north, and shows ‘A View in the Selkirks,’ along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. In this piece Mr. Hill was fortunate…in catching the striking features of mountain, glacier and eternal snow that mark that lonely region.” ("Art and Society," San Francisco Call, vol. 69, no. 159, May 8, 1891)
Hill likely exhibited the present work at the San Francisco Art Association’s annual exhibition in 1891. In a review for the show, a reporter for the San Francisco Call describes Hill’s preparation for the awe-inspiring canvas: “For his next picture he went north, and shows ‘A View in the Selkirks,’ along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. In this piece Mr. Hill was fortunate…in catching the striking features of mountain, glacier and eternal snow that mark that lonely region.” ("Art and Society," San Francisco Call, vol. 69, no. 159, May 8, 1891)