Daniel Charles Grose (1838–1900) was a prolific Canadian - American painter of the Hudson River School who was active between 1865 and 1900.
History
Daniel Charles Grose was born ca. 1838. His parents’ names are not known. Several sources indicate his Uncle was English antiquary Francis Grose, however, this assertion appears to be based on some confusion over Francis Grose’s nephew Daniel Grose (1766–1838), author of The Antiquities of Ireland, A Supplement to Francis Grose. It is possible that Daniel Charles is related to this family, but at the moment, no documentary evidence exists.
Very little is known of Grose’s early years. He may have migrated to Canada or directly to the United States, though the proliferation of his early work in Canadian museums and galleries suggests the former. Most advertisements of his work call him an American or Canadian artist.
Grose’s work indicates an affinity to the second generation of the Hudson River School (ca 1848–1900). The Samuel Dorksy Museum of Art,[1] lists two of his works as examples of the Hudson school. Most of Grose’s exeunt work depicts pastoral landscapes, or romantic scenes with ruins. The earliest known Grose works are dated 1865 and consist of a series of landscapes in the province of Quebec.
On May 25, 1881, in Washington, D.C., Grose married Estelle Harriet Smith (1863–1914), also an artist.[2] She was the daughter of Captain Dwight Hayden Smith and his wife Luana Elizabeth Smith of Alexandria, Virginia. Between 1881 and 1884 Grose and Harriet took a trip around the world.
Grose was a member of and exhibited at the Brooklyn Art Association.
Grose died in Alexandria at his mother-in-law's house (Mrs. H Dwight Smith) on February 24, 1900.[3] His funeral was held the next day in Washington at his former residence.
His wife Harriet died in Brooklyn, New York on October 6, 1914.
Known works
· 1864
· River Landscape - oil on canvas 9"x12" - signed - dated
· 1865: Grose's first dated paintings show scenes in the Canadian province of Quebec
· Afternoon by the Falls – oil on canvas – signed – dated
· River Landscape 1 – oil on canvas – signed – dated
· River Landscape 2 – oil on canvas – signed – dated
· Lac de Deux Montages – oil on canvas – signed – dated – (Montreal) [1]
· Quebec Rapids – oil on canvas – signed – dated
· Duck Shooting from a Boat – oil on canvas – signed – dated – (Montreal) [2]
· 1867:
· Mill Dam - oil on canvas – signed – dated – (Philadelphia)
· 1870:
· Moghul Palace in a Landscape - oil on canvas – signed – dated
· 1874:
· Autumnal Sunset Over a Mill - oil on canvas – signed – dated [3]
· 1875:
· Trading on the Plains - oil on canvas – signed [4]
· 1876:
· Landscape with Fields and Distant Hills - oil on canvas – signed – dated
· 1877:
· Mt. Katahdin – oil on canvas – signed - dated [5]
· 1887:
· Autumn, Hudson River Valley - oil on canvas – signed – dated
· The Old City of Delhi - oil on canvas – signed – dated
· Winter Sleigh Ride - oil on canvas – signed – dated
· 1895:
· River Landscape with Village - oil on canvas – signed – dated
Undated
· Lake Scene with Waterfall & Distant Mountains
· Fisherman in a Landscape [6]
· River Scene
· Lakeside Landscape [7]
· Waterfall in the West
· A Romantic View of Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley California [8]
· Waterfall
· River Landscape with Village
· River Landscape
· A View In The White Mountains [9]
· A View In Maryland [10]
· Skating Scene [11]
· Spring on the Wissahickon
· Autumn on the Wissahickon [12]
References
1. ^ http://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/americanscenery/grose_autumn.htm
2. ^ District of Columbia Marriage Records 15:326
3. ^ Washington Post, Obituary of Grose, Daniel Charles (pg 3), February 24th, 1900
