Quick Reference

Time Period:
Painted in summer of 1946.

Location:
East Jaffrey, NH

Medium:
Oil on Canvas

Type:
Landscape

Category:
Mountains

Size:
25 X 30

Exhibited:
Unknown

Purchased:
Son of Mrs. Roger R. Smith

Provenance:
NA

Noteworthy:

This artwork's style is quite unique from any of RSW other works.

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RSW's Diary Comments

"Painted in summer of 1946. Painted, with Mark along, during three long strung out trips to East Jaffrey, N.H. from the door yard of the Old School House, summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Roger R. Smith of 75 Elm St., Gardner, and bought by her about Sept. first 1946."


Additional Notes

Woodward's personal photo from the site matching this painting
RSW's personal photo from the site matching this painting

This painting, after going through a couple of inheritances, ended up in Colorado but has recently found its way back to Massachusetts.


RSW made a chalk drawing of the same scene almost identical to the above oil painting titled In The Summer Sun


In RSW's diary comments regarding this painting he states, "... Painted, with Mark along, during three long strung out trips to East Jaffrey, N.H. from the door yard of the Old School House, summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Roger R. Smith..." and we recently found in Woodward's personal photos a photograph (to the right) matching this painting.