Quick Reference
Time Period:
Painted winter c. 1940
Painted winter c. 1940
Location:
Heath Pasture
Heath, MA
Heath Pasture
Heath, MA
Medium:
Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas
Type:
Landscape
Landscape
Category:
Beech Tree
Beech Tree
Size:
25 X 30
25 X 30
Exhibited:
Manchester, Vt.
Manchester, Vt.
Purchased:
Mr. and Mrs. John Fellows
Mr. and Mrs. John Fellows
Provenance:
Unknown
Unknown
Noteworthy:
Burnt Hill, Heath pasture and Beech Trees were RSW's most prolific painting subjects.
Featured Artwork: More Snow Tomorrow
Unfortunately, this is the best image we have. It was scanned from an old 1980 photograph.
Click here for a high resolution image of painting
RSW's Diary Comments
More Snow Tomorrow, sepia print
"Painted in winter of 1940 - 1. Very white winter view of the Beech Tree, blue hills and ledges, heavy with snow, under gray sky with sun spot showing; a great favorite of mine as pure expression of Heath winter. Bought in October, 1945, by Mr. and Mrs. John Fellows (Helen Pierce) of Mahwah, New Jersey."
Comments on the back of a sepia print:
"My Heath Beech Tree, as in Snowing on the Hill and Winter Horizon, but quite different in conception than either of these. Subtle gray sky with yellow sun spot, rich band of winter blue hills (not showing in Snowing on the Hill.) Pure white foreground with ochre and rose, spots of grass and old ferns."
Additional Notes
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Snowing on the Hill, 1940, 25" x 30"
