VINTAGE WINDE FINE ART PRINT NO 419 THE RED WATERMILL BY EDWARD THOMAS

A VINTAGE WINDE FINE ART PRINT NO 419 TITLED THE RED WATERMILL BY EDWARD THOMAS. SHOWS A RED WATERMILL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN MICHIGAN USA DURING THE 1920S.

A YOUNG GIRL IS GATHERING THE GEESE ON THE LEFT WHILE A YOUNG BOY PLAYS WITH HIS DOG ALONG THE WATER. TO THE RIGHT CAN BE SEEN A WATERFALL USED BY THE WATERMILL TO CREATE MECHANICAL POWER FOR HARVEST MILLING OR GRINDING TO MAKE FLOUR.
 
MARKINGS:
SIGNED E THOMAS IN LEFT CORNER
BACK WINDE FINE PRINTS THE RED WATERMILL BY THOMAS NO 419 SIZE 12x24

SIZE PRINT WITH FRAME: 65CM WIDE 35CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: PRINT HAS SOME WATER SMUDGES IN LEFT CORNER. WOODEN FRAME HAS SOME DAMAGE IN RIGHT SIDE.
 
EDWARD THOMAS (1817-1906):
Edward Kirkbride Thomas, often known as the artist E. Thomas, was active in Michigan and Minnesota in the mid-1800s, painting historical scenes and places and also portraits of Native Americans. A soldier, E. Thomas was self-taught as an artist, a skill that he honed while stationed at Fort Snelling in the Minnesota Territory.
Fort Snelling was built in the 1920s at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers was of special significance because it mitigated tensions among warring Chippewa, Sioux and other tribes. While there, he painted landscape views like this red watermill scene along the river, as well as figures from the local Chippewa and Sioux tribes. E. Thomass prints are a window into this time. He painted with remarkable realism, recreating places like the Red Watermill and other scenes with oil paints. Although it was rare to see E. Thomas art for sale, it was often raffled off through the local newspaper at that time. 
 
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