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Dennison Hill Oil Painting on Panel

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1966

GUSN

GUSN-2979

Description

Long rectangular format, horizontal landscape with white farmhouse sitting against a blue sky at the top of a hill; a red house sits, several red and unpainted sheds and small barns sit to the left; at the far left a man rides a white horse; at left center, four men scythe hay in a field in front of the farmhouse; in foreground, men rake and load haycocks onto a wagon with a pair of oxen.

Details

Descriptive Terms

landscapes (representations)
paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
panels (wood)
Picture
Landscape
Oil on Panel
Landscape

Inscription

On a jelly label in the lower left of the panel's reverse"" ""Dennison Hill/Sturbridge/ by Miss Coleman/Boston, 1966/orig. in /Garbisch Cole""

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Kolman, Eleanor Meadowcroft (Maker)
Reproduction of Alexander, Francis, 1800-1880 (Artist)

Location of Origin

USA

Dimensions

19 1/2 x 43 x 4/5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1459

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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