Bassett's Carry
oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches, framed 18 x 22 inches
signed lower right, L.F. Tantillo
$5,000
Painting Description and Details
Fred Bassett built a cabin at the terminus of the Utowana River in the 1870’s. At that time there existed a short carry or portage connecting the Marion and the Utowana Rivers. Bassett’s cabin provided lodging for travelers making their way, via the rivers, from Blue Mountain Lake to Raquette Lake. This atmospheric painting depicts life in the Adirondack wilderness of 1880. The lodgers have settled in for the evening. Their guideboats await dawn and the short carry to the next river and the adventure beyond.