Name/Title
Birches and Lupines by Charles Bridgeman VickeryEntry/Object ID
2011.43.06Tags
Collecting the Art CoastDescription
This landscape painting depicts Lake Michigan set behind a dune. A small group of birch trees is shown to the right as well as flowering plant life among the sand.Type of Painting
EaselContext
Vickery's strengths including capturing the motion of Lake Michigan waves and the play of light on the sand.Collection
ArtworksCataloged By
Voss, MaryAcquisition
Accession
2011.43Source or Donor
Huntington Bank, DouglasAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Artist
Vickery, Charles BridgemanDate made
1985 - 1990Lexicon
Search Terms
Painting, Lakeshore Painting - VickeryLocation
Shelf
AC bay 07Room
Art Conservation RoomRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Vickery, Charles BridgemanInterpretative Labels
Label
from “Michigan Dunes,” August 2018 at the OSH
Charles Bridgeman Vickery
1913 - 1998
Lupine and Birches
c. 1980 | oil on canvas
Born in LaGrange, Illinois, Vickery studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Fine Art. Though he did not live near a major body of water, Vickery did make weekly visits to Lake Michigan and became known for his ability to paint water, most notably, great sailing ships tossing against the elements of the sea. An intense focus on the elements of nature give Vickery’s paintings a rare sense of context and relationship.
Here, Vickery captures the play of light typical along the southern and eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Whitecapped waves seem slightly ominous behind the warm shadows in the foreground. Greys, present in the sky, hint at approaching dusk, or possibly, a coming squall.
While this location is unknown, there are examples by Charles Vickery of work done in Saugatuck.
Collection: Saugatuck Douglas History Center
Gift of Huntington Bank
2011.43.06General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Mary Voss
Status Date: 2012-03-05Create Date
December 5, 2011Update Date
April 29, 2025
