Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
Winterscape |
Catalog Number |
1998.36.2 |
Creator |
Sawyier, Paul, 1865-1917 |
Date |
1914 |
Material(s) |
Oil on board |
Dimensions |
H-6 W-8 inches |
Description |
This oil on board painting depicts a gray winter scene probably in Kentucky or possibly New York. The foreground is dominated by a body of water (river or lake?). There are a series of hills in the center background with a diagonal slope in the middle. Trees, bushes and other foliage cover the hill slope and ridges. At the foot of the hills next to the water is a line of houses or other buildings. The sky is white/gray. The painting is signed in the lower right 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. A note on the back suggests that Sawyier painted 'Winterscape' in 1914 when he was living and working in Brooklyn, NY with his sister. This typically Kentucky scene might have been painted from a photograph, a practice that Sawyier was fond of. Probably a Kentucky scene due to the fact that J. J. King, from Frankfort, Kentucky, was one of Sawyier's patrons. |
Collection |
Mary Discher Kelly Collection |
People |
Sawyier, Paul, 1865-1917 King, John J. King, John J. |
Subjects |
Landscapes Art Painting Paintings Water Waterscape paintings Waterscapes Waterways |
Search Terms |
Land Landscapes Impressionism Impressionism (Art) Waterways River Rivers |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |