Sunset Hill, Stowe - Looking South

Painting

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Edward Martin Taber Family Collection

Painting of Sunset Hill: A landscape set on a hill top, looking over rolling hills during sunset. There is a large stand of pine trees and autumnal hued bushes in the foreground with a cloudy blue sky and a sliver of yellow on the horizon.
Painting of Sunset Hill

A landscape set on a hill top, looking over rolling hills during sunset. There is a large stand of pine trees and autumnal hued bushes in the foreground with a cloudy blue sky and a sliver of yellow on the horizon.

Name/Title

Sunset Hill, Stowe - Looking South

Entry/Object ID

P.004.L.015.OC.19xx

Description

An unsigned landscape painting by Dorothea Taber Stafford. This painting's bold use of colour and impasto demonstrates Stafford's range.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject

Landscape

Subject Place

Town

Stowe

State/Province

Vermont

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Category

Dorothea Taber Stafford Works

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Dorothea Taber Stafford

Role

Painter

Date made

circa 1940 - circa 1965

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Height

18 in

Width

24 in

Color

Orange, Purple, Blue, Green, Black, White, Yellow

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Painting has been professionally cleaned and restored.

Overall Condition

Poor

Notes

Craquelure. Small stain on the upper-left of canvas. The paint is chipped off a spot in the lower-right.

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquired From

Dorothea Taber Stafford

Place

Town

Stowe

State/Province

Vermont

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Notes

Gift of Dorothea Taber Stafford to Marilyn and Roderick Stafford.

Created By

Kathleen Garret