"Upright. Small studio window back of easel. Never satisfactory in composition until I repainted in 19___"
This painitng is of the 'little' window, facing east, in the Southwick Studio. There are as many as 16
other known east window paintings. Initially it was believed RSW did not paint the little east window until after he painted the desk corner of his
studio, then the balcony door and south windows. The diary comment above throws that into question.
Woodward did not move into the
Southwick Place until March of 1935. He paints the North Window first in the same month and then there is a gap of two years before another window
painting appears. However, if this painting was "repainted" in 1937 and its previous version was "never satisfactory" then RSW had to have started it
sooner than the others, perhaps late 1935 or 1936.
Artwork found on a Christmas card (left), in 2012, from F. Earl Williams illustrates
Winter Peace #2. A piece to very similar to Apple Tree Window.