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Landscapes dominated the career of Lucien Powell. His fellow painters in Washington, D.C., were known for their choice of the genre, especially depictions of regional landmarks and settings. These painters were loosely associated through membership in such local art organizations as the Landscape Club, the Society of Washington Artists, and the Washington Watercolor Club. Like contemporaries Max Weyl, William Henry Holmes, and James Henry Moser, Powell enjoyed popularity in the Washington art community. His paintings were widely collected and exhibited at local and national art exhibitions as well as being lauded in the regional press. The Afterglow was shown at the Corcoran in the tenth annual exhibition of the Washington Watercolor Club in 1905, from which, for one hundred dollars, the museum bought it for the permanent collection. . . .
- Linda Crocker Simmons, Curator Emeritus Text excerpted from A Capital Collection: Masterworks from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, which is available for purchase in the Corcoran Shop. :: Click here to purchase this catalog online :: View more Prints and Drawings
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