Charles Warren Eaton

American, 1857 - 1937

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This painting shows a winter landscape with snow-covered ground and tall, dark trees with straight trunks. The color palette is almost entirely white, gray, and black, with some dark brown leaves on the trees. Small gray shrubs and grass are visible peeking through the white snow, and the dense trees cast gray shadows. The sky beyond the trees is white.
Charles Warren Eaton, Woods in Winter, 1886, oil on canvas, Stephen and Andrew Trachtenberg in loving memory of Honey Trachtenberg Weiss and Henry Weiss, 2015.162.1

Woods in Winter

Charles Warren Eaton · 1886 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2015.162.1

The image shows a landscape with a gently sloping terrain leading to the horizon. There is a silhouette of a tree on the right. Expressive brushstrokes capture texture and movement. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of black and gray on a beige background. The ground appears textured and slightly rugged, resembling grass or low vegetation. The horizon is visible in the upper third of the composition alongside a minimalist sky with clouds.
Charles Warren Eaton, Landscape, c. 1910, monotype on wove paper, Gift of Jacob Kainen, 2002.98.100

Landscape

Charles Warren Eaton · c. 1910 · monotype on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2002.98.100