Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
Spring Returned |
Catalog Number |
1998.36.3 |
Creator |
Sawyier, Paul, 1865-1917 |
Date |
ca. 1914 |
Material(s) |
Oil on board |
Dimensions |
H-8 W-6 inches |
Description |
This vertical oil on board painting depicts a small meadow with grass, other foliage and trees. The foreground shows the green grassy meadow with scattered color. The center contains a line of small trees or other shrubbery with colorful foliage. Two taller trees in the upper center and right are covered in green leaves. The sky is blue/gray with a white cloud in the upper left corner. The painting is signed in the lower left corner. The panel is framed in green/gray and gold trim frame with a brown paper dust cover. |
Notes |
Collected by Sawyier's patron, John J. King, of Frankfort, the donor's uncle. It is difficult to state where or when Sawyier painted this although he tended to work more in oils in the last decade of his life. |
Collection |
Mary Discher Kelly Collection |
People |
Sawyier, Paul, 1865-1917 King, John J. King, John J. |
Subjects |
Landscapes Art Painting Paintings |
Search Terms |
Land Landscapes Impressionism Impressionism (Art) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |