Cold Saturday

Painting

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Cold Saturday

Entry/Object ID

1999.18.03

Description

The piece depicts a winter cityscape of a little town, specifically two houses. Trees covered in snow surround two wooden houses. Attention has been paid to the details of the homes such as, the clothesline, light coming from inside, and the fences which surround their properties. There is what looks to be a small dog in the center of the piece, and there is a city which is faintly represented in the back of the two houses. The entire pieces feels as though you are looking at it through a snowy lens, with the color of the sky, the overall appearance of town and its landscape contributing to the very impressionistic style of the piece. Texture is created in the piece through the layering and dabbling of paint in certain places, more specifically this treatment can be seen in the lower right and middle lower sections of snow. Dimension is created through the use of contrasting colors in the snow, as well as in the use of light and dark shadows to produce the image of a very undescriptive sleepy and snowy town. Everything within the piece is very well balanced. The snow in the foreground as well as the balanced sides and the two houses create a symmetrical and balanced image where the emphasis is placed on the ambiance rather than a figure.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Acquisition

Accession

1999.18

Source or Donor

Shari A. Kohne

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Shari A.Kohne

Made/Created

Artist

Walter Scholer

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom right hand corner

Transcription

Walter Scholer

Material/Technique

Painted

Type

Title, Signature, Makers Mark

Location

Back of canvas, upper left corner

Transcription

"COLD SATURDAY" BY WALTER SCHOLER Price $75.00 donatation

Language

English

Material/Technique

Written, In Artist's Hand, Ink

Notes

"$75.00 donation" is scratched out

Type

Tag, Previous Number

Location

Hanging from the wire

Transcription

1999.18.03 painting HARR C-14 (B)

Language

English

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Type

Number

Location

Back of canvas, upper center

Transcription

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Notes

with a circle around it

Type

Number

Location

Back of frame, lower right corner

Transcription

16X20 1800 52 MEDIUM

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped, Engraved

Type

Previous Number

Location

Back of frame, upper left corner

Transcription

1999.18.03

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

25 in

Length

21 in

Color

Blue, Light blue, white, Brown, Yellow, Red, Purple