Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
Bend In The River |
Catalog Number |
1996.24.1 |
Creator |
Sawyier, Paul, 1865-1917 |
Date |
1898-08-04 |
Material(s) |
Paint/Paper/Pencil |
Dimensions |
H-8.75 W-16.75 inches |
Description |
The painting is called "Bend in the River." The foreground has the river extending from right to left. The middle ground has a group of trees on the left. A low rise runs toward the back center with a small grayish building or house at the top of the rise. The right has a small group of trees. The center is dominated by a sand bar (unpainted) with no vegetation. The background has a line or ridge of hills running slightly diagonal left to right. The top third contains the sky, lightly painted with blue coloring -- cream paper showing through. The painting is signed and dated in the lower left. Framed in a gold colored frame with raised comma-scrolls. The painting is double matted. |
Notes |
The painting was collected by Sawyier's Frankfort patron, John J. King. The right to reproduce this painting were sold to Paul Sawyier Galleries in 1971. |
Collection |
Mary Discher Kelly Collection |
People |
Sawyier, Paul, 1865-1917 King, John J. Kelly, Mary Discher |
Subjects |
Landscapes Art Painting Paintings Rivers River valleys Water Waterscape paintings Waterscapes Waterways |
Search Terms |
Frankfort (Ky.) Franklin County (Ky.) Land Landscapes Impressionism Impressionism (Art) Waterways River Rivers |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |