Painting, Watercolor: From Champlain Bridge

Painting

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Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Painting, Watercolor: "From Champlain Bridge"

Entry/Object ID

P723

Description

One small watercolor painting depicting an impressionistic view of the Parliament buildings and river with a small orange and red leafed tree on viewer's right in the foreground. The painting is displayed in a wooden frame, with a simple carved design. The painting is surrounded by a white mat with narrow black border on the inner edge.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"From Champlain Bridge"

Notes

The inscription is written in blue ink on the mat below the bottom right corner of the painting.

Transcription

"E.M.S. Warren"

Notes

Signature in the bottom left corner of the painting.

Transcription

"Water-color by E.M.S. Warren- prolific painter in 1930's around Ottawa- Considered collector's items today. This was found in some papers at the Daly Bldg. records. E.M. Taylor April 1976" It also says upside down on backing: "Pat. No. 3545115/Made in U.S.A."

Notes

Written in blue ink on the back of the frame.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Watercolour, Watercolour, Furnishings

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Painting (visual work), Watercolour, Painting

Dimensions

Height

17.8 cm

Width

22.5 cm

Depth

2 cm