Autumn Avondale

c. 1879-1882

John Henry Twachtman

Associated Names
John Henry Twachtman

Artist, American, 1853 - 1902

The image shows a landscape view of trees with sparse foliage. The perspective is at ground level, looking straight across and slightly upwards through the thicket. The horizon is not visible, with the sky meeting the trees' silhouette. The artwork is in an etching style, with varying line weights capturing the branch and leaf details. The color palette is monochrome, contrasting dark lines with light spaces. The foreground has scattered vegetation, leading to denser trees in the background, creating depth in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.9 x 16.7 cm (4 5/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.9 x 34.8 cm (9 x 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.99.31

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baskett 1999, no. 4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Associated American Artists, New York); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740), purchased September 15, 1982; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1999

  • Baskett, Mary Welsh. John Henry Twachtman, American Impressionist Painter as Printmaker. 1999.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: J.H.T. (not deciphered) A.T.; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: T22

Markings

RCK stamp

Watermarks

Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain

Wikidata ID

Q76346304

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