Chanler Screen

Object/Artifact

-

Planting Fields

Name/Title

Chanler Screen

Entry/Object ID

2021.001.001

Description

Across a shimmering, silvery background, a group of long, thin fish swim from the upper left and curve down toward the center right; the fish in the lead weave their way through tall, waving strands of sea grass. Another school of smaller fish shoot up from the lower left toward the pink jellyfish at the upper right. Aquatic plants—green frasses and pink and yellowish flowers—decorate the bottom of the scene, with a large, pearlescent stone of shell anchoring the central panel. Horizontal incisions or thick brushstrokes create the dynamic illusion that the water is moving. The artist’s signature and date appear in the lower right “Robert W Chanler / 1925”. There are some areas of pigment loss, particularly on the right panel, and the design— with the tail of the fish on the far left cut off—indicates that a fourth panel to the left may be missing. One sided screen.

Collection

Planting Fields Foundation

Acquisition

Accession

2021.001

Notes

First lot of 2021, first object (1 of 2)

Made/Created

Artist

Robert Winthrop Chanler

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Lower Right Corner

Transcription

Robert W Chanler / 1925

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Chanler Screen

Dimensions

Height

78 in

Width

65-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Each panel measures 21.75" Width.

Location

Location

Room

Mai Coe's Bedroom

Building

Coe Hall

Date

April 8, 2025

Location

Room

Robert's Bedroom

Building

Coe Hall

Category

Permanent

Date

August 16, 2023

Inventory

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

Jun 26, 2023

Valuations

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Date

Jun 15, 2021

Valuation Type

Aquisition Value

Value

$12,000.00

Provenance

Notes

Purchased from Paul Mateyunas

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 26, 2023

Updated By

Emily Leger

Update Date

April 8, 2025