Tollhouse Road

c. 1940

Chauncey Foster Ryder

Associated Names
Chauncey Foster Ryder

Artist, American, 1868 - 1949

The image displays a landscape seen through a series of tree trunks with slender branches. The horizon is high, showing rolling hills in the distance. The scene is depicted with fine lines and an etching technique, creating detailed textures. The color palette is limited to shades of grey and black. Clusters of foliage and shrubs are shown as darker shapes against the lighter hills and sky.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Chauncey F. Ryder; lower left edge in graphite: Tollhouse Road; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 196-10

Markings

stamped center left verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

WHATMAN / 1947 Mould Made

Wikidata ID

Q77012566

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