Gill's Rock, Sunday

Painting

Milwaukee Public Library

Name/Title

Gill's Rock, Sunday

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor on Paper

Collection

Permanent Art Collection, Wisconsin Art Collection, City of Milwaukee/Milwaukee Arts Board Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1956.5

Source or Donor

Milwaukee Arts Board

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Samuel Gansheroff

Date made

circa 1956

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

"S. Gansheroff"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed Size

Height

25-1/2 in

Width

33-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Image Size

Height

21 in

Width

28-1/2 in

Exhibitions

Notes

Exhibited at Samuel Gansheroff show at Jewish Community Center, 1958. According to the attached 5/25/1958 MS, the show "represents a farewell, the artist said, 'to my academic period in easel painting.'" Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors 42nd Annual Exhibition of Wisconsin Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, Milwaukee, WI, 1956.

Research Notes

Notes

This painting is reproduced in the 5/25/1958 MS. This work is referenced in the 7/11/1960 MS (attached) as part of an installation of 13 paintings from the Milwaukee Public Library Collection at the Central Library.