Charles Louis Heyde (American, 1822-1892)High Bridge, Winooski
oil on canvas
16"x12" (image)
Value: $12,000
Heyde spent 40 years painting the Vermont landscape after migrating through the New York area (where he first exhibited at the National Academy of Design). He was a friend of poet Walt Whitman, marrying his sister Hannah. Hannah and Charles moved to Burlington in 1856, where Heyde established a studio on the waterfront. Later, he opened a gallery and studio on Church Street, where he also offered painting lessons. Heyde presented the distinctive American natural landscape in the Hudson River School style, through hundreds of idyllic Vermont scenes, one of which is “High Bridge, Winooski.” Reminiscent of a quieter time in local history, this Winooski landscape is nostalgic in its muted color scheme and deep serenity.
