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The Woods of Ashokan
Worthington Whittredge1886/1886
Chrysler Museum of Art
Norfolk, United States
The sun’s golden rays filter into this upstate New York forest, immersing you in a warm and peaceful retreat. During and after the Civil War, appreciation for the natural world provided escape and healing from the unpleasant political and social realities at hand. Worthington Whittredge subtly enlivens The Woods of Ashokan with clues to the sounds of this space—a babbling brook, chirping birds—inviting you to linger and meditate within this pure and soothing world.
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- Title: The Woods of Ashokan
- Creator: Worthington Whittredge
- Creator Lifespan: 1820/1910
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Summit, NJ
- Creator Birth Place: Springfield, OH
- Date: 1886/1886
- Location Created: United States
- Provenance: The artist; as late as 1871; Samuel. A. Foot (1790-1878), Geneva, N.Y., by 1876; Katzenbach family, New Canaan, Conn.; Kennedy Galleries, late 1950s, as View in the Ashokan Forest; Mr. Edward J. Brickhouse, Norfolk, Va.; Gift of Mr. Edward J. Brickhouse to the Chrysler Museum, 1981.; [note: Judge Samuel A. Foot is Whittredge's father-in-law. Whittredge married Euphemia Foot in 1867. S. A. Foot loaned the work to the 1876 Centennial exhibition. The artist's youngest daughter Mary's married name was Katzenbach. This painting was acquired by Rudy Wunderlich [of Kennedy Galleries] from Mr. Katzenbach [a grandson of Worthington Whittredge] in the late 1950s. There were two Katzenbach grandsons who owned paintings by Whittredge.]
- Physical Dimensions: 57 x 40 1/2 in. (144.8 x 102.9 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Edward J. Brickhouse
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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