COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1917.200
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Twachtman, John Henry
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Dates/Places:
American; 1853-1902 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Name-CRT:
John Henry Twachtman
Title:
Icebound
Title Type:
preferred
View:
full view
Creation Date:
c. 1889
Creation Start Date:
1884
Creation End Date:
1894
Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Subject Description:
During the last decade of his life, John Henry Twachtman painted numerous views of the landscape surrounding his home on Round Hill Road in Greenwich, Connecticut. Icebound is one of Twachtman's many winter scenes that revere the season as conducive to contemplation and regeneration, a departure from the typical view of winter as a dead, barren time of year. The dense, gradually built up layers of paint in Icebound mimic the accumulation of snow on the frozen ground, and the sinuous curves that define the snow and ice against the water suggest movement in an otherwise tranquil environment. Almost square in format, the painting's harmonious composition allows the viewer to contemplate the scene from many perspectives.
Creation Place:
North and Central America,North America,United States,Connecticut
Dimensions:
unframed:25 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. (64. 2 x 76.6 cm)framed: 36 5/8 x 41 3/4 in. (93 x 106.1 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1917.200
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art Collection
Inscriptions:
Signed, lower right : "J. H. Twachtman"
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E27535.TIF
