Modern and Contemporary Art The Elm Tree 1922 Harold Weston, American, 1894 - 1972 Oil on canvas * Gallery 50, Modern and Contemporary Art, ground floor 1979-13-1 Gift of Mrs. S. Emlen Stokes, 1979 |
LabelBorn to a privileged family in Merion, Pennsylvania, Harold Weston had already crisscrossed the globe—traveling and studying art in Europe, India, and the Middle East—by 1920, when he retreated to an isolated cabin and studio in the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York. There he painted this landscape of his pristine surroundings. With its colorful palette, forceful brushwork, and visionary treatment of light and space, this depiction is clearly influenced by the dominant movements of European modernism, which Weston had encountered firsthand while abroad.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
