A landscape, portrait, marine and history painter, Edmund C. Coates lived in New York City during his active period 1837-1872. Brooklyn and New York City telephone directories from those years list him as Edward, Edmund C., E.C. and E.G. Coates.
His paintings include landscapes of Canada and Italy though it is not known if the artist traveled to those countries or if other works inspired the scenes. He also painted in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and as one of the Hudson River School painters did numerous Hudson River Valley scenes. His painting titled "Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh", 1867, depicted a popular scene among the Hudson River painters as it was George Washington's headquarters painted against the backdrop of Storm Mountain near the town of Newburgh.
Collectors of Coates' work include the New York Historical Society, the New York State Historical Association and the Shelburne Museum.
Source:
"A Century of American Landscapes 1812-1912" Frank S. Schwarz and Son, Philadelphia, 1986
Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"
John Howat, "The Hudson River and Its Painters"
Museums:
Yale University Art Gallery
Mead Art Museum
Addison Gallery of American Art
New York Historical Society
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Everson Museum Of Art
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
Shelburne Museum
