Cherry Lake, White Mountains

1859

Aaron Draper Shattuck

Associated Names
Aaron Draper Shattuck

Artist, American, 1832 - 1928

The image shows a pencil sketch landscape with a serene, natural scene. The viewpoint appears slightly elevated, with the horizon placed low in the composition. The sky above is filled with subtle cloud formations, and there are faint mountain outlines in the distance. Various trees, including tall pines and shrubs, are depicted with detailed, textured strokes. A single figure is seen paddling a canoe across the water. The color palette is a soft monochrome of pencil shading on a light background.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Granby, Connecticut; Helen Howard Shattuck Stewart (the artist's daughter), Granby, Connecticut, 1928; Katherine Stewart Emigh (the artist's granddaughter), New Britain, Connecticut, 1966; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Changing Prospects: Views of America on Paper from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Tour of Canada), 1977-1979

1979

  • Sketches by Contemporaries of Frederic E. Church, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

  • American Places, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979-1980

1980

  • Hudson River Drawing, Falmouth Public Library, Massachusetts, 1980-1981

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982-1983

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. 72, no. 454.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: A.D.S. / Cherry Lake White Mts. / Aug 29. 59.; lower right in graphite: IN MAINE NORTH / WHITE MTS.; center left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 11 x 17 1/2 signed "ADS"

Wikidata ID

Q64533142

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