Afternoon Shadows

Name/Title

Afternoon Shadows

Entry/Object ID

2025.11.5

Description

An oil painting depicting a beach scene, with a large sand dune in the right foreground, and smaller sand dunes in the left background. There is a variety of vegetation covering the dunes, and there are wooden posts coming out of the sand in the left of the scene, while the ocean is in the background. The painting is in a white fabric mat and a thick brown, slightly gilded wooden frame.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Art Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2025.11

Source or Donor

Bruce Schroeder

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift In Memory of Jack Chamberlin

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jack Wilson

Role

Painter

Date made

1987

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

Jack Wilson had a special technique, where he applied the oil paint with palette knifes that he made, rather than brushes.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower right corner of painting

Transcription

JACK WILSON

Language

English

Material/Technique

Painted

Type

Label, Inscription

Location

Back of canvas

Transcription

"AFTERNOON SHADOWS" # 1637 [heart] 87 JACK WILSON

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

21-1/2 in

Width

36-3/8 in

Depth

2-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements include frame.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dr. Jack Merle Chamberlain