Study of Snow on Trees
Artist
Paul Kane
(Canadian, 1810 - 1871)
Datec. 1848
Mediumwatercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions7 x 5 inches (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.78.40
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextThis delicate study of snow on evergreen trees served as the basis for the landscape in one of Kane’s larger paintings. The oil painting "Winter Travelling" now in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto contains a group of trees based on this sketch.
ProvenanceArtist; by descent to his grandson, Paul Kane III [1889-1958], Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; purchased September 17, 1957 through (Edward Eberstadt & Sons, New York, New York) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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