View from the Holley House, Cos Cob

John Henry Twachtman taught summer painting courses to a growing community of artists in Cos Cob, Connecticut. The house served as a gathering place for artists and writers, including Childe Hassam and Ernest Lawson. This small oil exemplifies Twachtman’s ability to use color and form to express the atmosphere of a specific time and place. He uses varying textures to convey a sense of liveliness, choosing a complementary palette of blues and oranges to communicate the simultaneous chill and warmth of a thawing winter landscape.