Leon Kroll
Landscape – Two Rivers
1916
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Leon Kroll
Landscape – Two Rivers
1916
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, Framed: 41 1/8 × 47 1/8 × 3 3/4 in. (104.5 × 119.7 × 9.5 cm.)
Sight: 33 1/4 × 39 1/4 in. (84.5 × 99.7 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.343
Leon Kroll first encountered the work of Paul Cézanne in 1909 in the window of a Paris gallery. He later recalled, “I looked at those two pictures in the window, and they fascinated me.” He had never heard Cézanne’s name before, but his influence became very important to Kroll’s work over the course of the next 10 years. In 1917, Kroll produced a group of landscapes that show Cézanne’s inspiration most vividly, including this view of Eddyville, New York. It is painted with a technique reminiscent of Cézanne’s work, particularly his use of volumetric form, rich color, and sense of monumentality. “I don’t copy nature,” he said. “I just use it… I select out of nature what I need and then compose it. I shift the buildings and I shift the trees.”
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase, May 5, 1934; the artist, New York
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection," May 12 - October 1, 1934 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, "An Exhibition of Paintings by Leon Kroll," April 25 - June 2, 1935, no. 14 (exhibited as "Landscape").
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, "Exhibition," March 28 - April 28, 1958 (exhibited as "Landscape").
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, "Tau Beta Pi Exhibition," May 10 - May 31, 1959 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Mrs. Abram Eisenberg, 6317 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, "Replacement Loan," January 3 - February 10, 1963 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Bureau of Buildings' Inspection, Municipal Building, Baltimore, "Exhibition," April 8, 1964 - June 5, 1968 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Bernard Danenberg, Bernard Danenberg Galleries, Inc., New York, "Leon Kroll: The Rediscovered Years," November 10 - November 28, 1970, no. 37.
Commercial Credit of Maryland, Inc., Baltimore, Indefinite Loan, July 1, 1973 - May 28, 1974 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Jane Harrison Cone, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Dimensions in The Cone Collection," August 9, 1974 - September 29, 1974 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Arthur R. Blumenthal, The Art Gallery and The Gallery of the School of Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, "350 Years of Art & Architecture in Maryland," October 26 - December 1, 1984, no. 75 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Sisters' Passion for the Arts: A Glimpse of the Cone Collection," circulated to Government House, Annapolis, September 5, 1996 - January 6, 1997, no. 6 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Christopher J. Brownawell, The Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD, "In Celebration of the Academy Art Museum: Landscape Paintings from the Baltimore Museum of Art," September 12 - November 29, 2008.
Gail Stavitsky and Katherine Rothkopf, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, "Cézanne and American Modernism," September 12, 2009 - January 3, 2010; circulated to The Baltimore Museum of Art, February 14 - May 23, 2010; The Phoenix Art Museum, July 3 - September 26, 2010.
Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, "An Exhibition of Paintings by Leon Kroll," April 25 - June 2, 1935, no. 14 (exhibited as "Landscape").
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, "Exhibition," March 28 - April 28, 1958 (exhibited as "Landscape").
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, "Tau Beta Pi Exhibition," May 10 - May 31, 1959 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Mrs. Abram Eisenberg, 6317 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, "Replacement Loan," January 3 - February 10, 1963 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Bureau of Buildings' Inspection, Municipal Building, Baltimore, "Exhibition," April 8, 1964 - June 5, 1968 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Bernard Danenberg, Bernard Danenberg Galleries, Inc., New York, "Leon Kroll: The Rediscovered Years," November 10 - November 28, 1970, no. 37.
Commercial Credit of Maryland, Inc., Baltimore, Indefinite Loan, July 1, 1973 - May 28, 1974 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Jane Harrison Cone, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Dimensions in The Cone Collection," August 9, 1974 - September 29, 1974 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Arthur R. Blumenthal, The Art Gallery and The Gallery of the School of Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, "350 Years of Art & Architecture in Maryland," October 26 - December 1, 1984, no. 75 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Sisters' Passion for the Arts: A Glimpse of the Cone Collection," circulated to Government House, Annapolis, September 5, 1996 - January 6, 1997, no. 6 (exhibited as "Landscape").
Christopher J. Brownawell, The Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD, "In Celebration of the Academy Art Museum: Landscape Paintings from the Baltimore Museum of Art," September 12 - November 29, 2008.
Gail Stavitsky and Katherine Rothkopf, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, "Cézanne and American Modernism," September 12, 2009 - January 3, 2010; circulated to The Baltimore Museum of Art, February 14 - May 23, 2010; The Phoenix Art Museum, July 3 - September 26, 2010.
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, p. 23, pl. 78, ill. (published as "Landscape").
"An Exhibition of Paintings by Leon Kroll," Pittsburgh: Carnegie Institute, 1935, no. 14 (published as "Landscape").
Bernard Danenberg, "Leon Kroll: The Rediscovered Years," New York: Bernard Danenberg Galleries, Inc., 1970, no. 37, ill.
Nancy Hale and Fredson Bowers, eds., "Leon Kroll A Spoken Memoir," Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia for the University of Virginia Art Museum, 1983, no. 37, ill.
Arthur R. Blumenthal, ed., "350 Years of Art & Architecture In Maryland," College Park: Art Gallery and The Gallery of the School of Architecture, University of Maryland, 1984, p. 98, no. 75, ill. (published as "Landscape").
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, pp. 36, 150, 188, p. 36, ill.
Sona Johnston, "Sisters' Passion for the Arts: A Glimpse of the Cone Collection," Baltimore: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, 1996, no. 6 (published as "Landscape").
Gail Stavitsky and Katherine Rothkopf, eds., "Cézanne and American Modernism," Montclair, NJ: Montclair Art Museum and The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2009, pp. 230-231, 372, cat. no. 60, ill.
Inscribed: Recto: bottom right in black paint, "Leon Kroll"
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