Winter

c. 1927

Wilson Irvine

Associated Names
Wilson Irvine

Artist, American, 1869 - 1936

The image displays swirling and flowing shapes in a dynamic composition. The design features earthy tones with splashes of red, green, and blue. The shapes resemble organic forms like waves or smoke. Some areas evoke textures of a rocky landscape or marbled surface. There is a visual complexity with intertwining colors similar to natural stone patterns or weathered surfaces.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bessie Potter Vonnoh Keyes, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1955; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • The Art Colony at Old Lyme, 1900-1935, Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, Connecticut, 1966, p. 53, no. 34, repro

1990

  • Explorations of an American Impressionist: The Art of Wilson Irvine, 1869-1936, Adams Davidson Galleries, Washington, DC; The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1990, p. 54, no. 36, repro

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 141, no. 943.

Inscriptions

lower left in brown watercolor: IRVINE

Wikidata ID

Q64639942

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