The Cove, from the series, Views in Central Park, New York, Part 3
Medium
Color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 in. × 2 3/8 in. (10.2 × 6.1 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick, 1947
Accession Number
47.91.25(47)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the tranquil heart of 1860s New York with *The Cove*, a charming color lithograph from Louis Prang & Co.'s series *Views in Central Park, New York, Part 3*. just six years after Central Park's opening in 1858, this petite print (measuring a mere 4 × 2⅜ inches) captures a serene cove scene alive with ducks gliding on the water and small boats dotting the landscape. It evokes the park's early allure as a verdant escape amid the city's rapid growth, offering visitors a pocket-sized glimpse of nature's respite. Louis Prang & Co., pioneers in American chromolithography, excelled in produ...
About the Artist
Louis Prang & Co. · 1800–1950
Louis Prang & Co. was the Boston printing firm that introduced the Christmas card to the American public and elevated chromolithography to the level of a serious art form. Its founder, Louis Prang (1824–1909), was born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland), where he trained as a cloth printer and dyer. After participating in revolutionary activity against the Prussian government, he fled first...