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A Winter Afternoon

A Winter Afternoon - Painting
Accession #: 1442
Title: A Winter Afternoon
Object Type: Painting
Participants:
Physical Description: Oil painting, framed; subject matter is a stream in a winter landscape in white and grey tones and painted in an impressionistic manner.
Description: The Impressionist movement originated in France in the late 1860s. The term "impressionism" was coined in 1874 after a hostile critic saw Claude Money's painting "Impression: Sunrise." Artists flocked to Europe to study with the masters; many artists continued to paint in the Impressionist style long after it was considered passé. By the early 20th century, Europe turned its attention to the modernists. This painting is dated the same year that the first modernist works debuted in New York's Armory Show of 1913. Today American Impressionists are being re-examined for their unique contributions to the movement. There are many lesser known regional artists, like Hewitt, who took up the Impressionist style.
Category: Art
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Landscape (Artwork->Subject), Painting (Artwork)
Dimensions:
Support Dimensions H x W 11 1/4 x 15 1/4"
Image Dimensions HxW 9 3/4 x 13 3/4"
Frame Dimensions H x W x D 16 x 20"
Materials/Techniques:
oil paint (Material)
Masonite (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Signature: David Hewitt Location: lower front left
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Percy Lockett, 1951
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