Past Exhibition

John Twachtman

A stream meanders back through snowbanks in this wooded landscape, which is created entirely with cool, pale tones of white, gray, blue, lilac, and golden beige in this nearly square painting. Steep banks sloping toward the stream are mounded with snow. Touches of tan and pale pink suggest traces of foliage in some of the tree branches above. The paint is loosely applied so some brushstrokes are visible, creating a soft, hazy view of this scene.
John Henry Twachtman, Winter Harmony, c. 1890/1900, oil on canvas, Gift of the Avalon Foundation, 1964.22.1

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A stream meanders back through snowbanks in this wooded landscape, which is created entirely with cool, pale tones of white, gray, blue, lilac, and golden beige in this nearly square painting. Steep banks sloping toward the stream are mounded with snow. Touches of tan and pale pink suggest traces of foliage in some of the tree branches above. The paint is loosely applied so some brushstrokes are visible, creating a soft, hazy view of this scene.
John Henry Twachtman, Winter Harmony, c. 1890/1900, oil on canvas, Gift of the Avalon Foundation, 1964.22.1

Overview: 26 paintings, dating from 1889 to 1901, were shown of the artist's farm and its immediate vicinity in Greenwich, Connecticut. This exhibition was the last in a series of 3 exhibitions of American impressionists at the National Gallery.

Organization: Deborah Chotner, assistant curator of American art, was the exhibition curator. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition, and Gordon Anson designed the lighting.

Sponsor: Bell Atlantic supported the exhibition.

Attendance: 155,470

Catalog: John Twachtman: Connecticut Landscapes, by Deborah Chotner, Lisa N. Peters, and Kathleen A. Pyne. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1989.

Brochure: John Twachtman: Connecticut Landscapes. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1989.

Other Venues:

  • Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, 03/18/1990–05/20/1990

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