W.F. Friend - Monument Park, CO, 1880 19” x 14"

W.F. Friend (1820-1886)
Monument Park, Colorado, ca. 1880
Watercolor and charcoal on paper

Paper: 19” x 14”
Frame: 26.5” x 21.5”
Signed Lower Right: W.F. Friend

A glorious blue sky illuminates Monument Park’s unique rock formations, which stands tall and rigid against a winter landscape. Two men rest among jagged boulders offer a humbling size reference. Friend’s intricate details invite viewers to enter the work and become lost in its grandeur, to join the two outdoorsmen in their contemplation of nature.    

Provenance:
Doyle New York, American Furniture & Decorative Arts, May 1, 2007, Lot 3049
Kennedy Galleries, Inc. (verso label)
March in Montana, March, 15, 2013, Lot 316
March in Montana, 36^th Annual March in Montana Auction, March 17, 2023, Lot 539
Private Collection, Utah