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Joan B. Detweiler

Detweiler, F. H. Mrs.

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This painting depicts a landscape with a variety of trees set against a blue-grey sky. Different shades of green are used for the leaves of the trees, which are outlined in dark, reddish-brown. A tree in the center has blue-grey branches and dense, bright green foliage. A small white house is seen to the left. The ground is white with patches of reddish-brown and green-and-blue stripes by the bottom right corner. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible.
Morton Livingston Schamberg, Landscape, c. 1912, oil on composition board, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Joan B. Detweiler, 1962), 2015.19.93

Landscape

Morton Livingston Schamberg · c. 1912 · oil on composition board ·  Accession ID  2015.19.93

The image shows a tall, pale green vase containing a bouquet of colorful flowers. The flowers in the bouquet are predominantly red, orange, yellow, and pink against a dark green background. The vase is centrally positioned in the composition, reaching from the bottom to just below the middle of the image, while the bouquet covers the upper center area. The background consists of a blend of dark and medium greens.
Charles Sheeler, Dahlias and Asters, 1912, oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Joan B. Detweiler, 1962), 2014.136.85

Dahlias and Asters

Charles Sheeler · 1912 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2014.136.85

Morton Livingston Schamberg, Charles Sheeler and Nina Allender, c. 1906, oil on wood, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Joan B. Detweiler, 1962), 2014.136.86

Charles Sheeler and Nina Allender

Morton Livingston Schamberg · c. 1906 · oil on wood ·  Accession ID  2014.136.86