Name/Title
PaintingEntry/Object ID
2016.333.1Description
A naturalistic landscape painting, oil on canvas, by Gibeon E. Bradbury depicting a portion of the Salmon Falls River in Buxton, ME in 1900. In the painting, the river is flowing through an area with steep rock banks in the left and right foreground, shallow falls, and two pine trees at the top of the right river bank. Four birds flying in a line in the sky. Fallen trees in the water on both sides of the river. The leaves on the trees in the midground are turning fall colors. Gold frame with narrow molded liner, also gold-colored. The frame has been repainted.Context
The painting hung in the Dr. Marshall house in Alfred and descended in the family after the house was sold. The Marshalls and the Bradburys were acquainted.Made/Created
Artist
Bradbury, Gibeon Elden (1833-1904)Date made
1900Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Front, lower left corner
Front, lower left cornerTranscription
"G E B / 1900"
G E B/ 1900Material/Technique
PaintedNotes
Maker's Mark: Gibeon Bradbury''s initials in white paint, lower left corner of front. No periods between initials.Dimensions
Height
25-1/4 inWidth
21-1/4 inDepth
2-7/8 inDimension Notes
Overall dimensions of the framed piece.Height
20 inWidth
16 inDimension Notes
Dimensions of the stretcher.Materials
Material
Wood, Canvas, Oil, PaperMaterial Notes
Painted on paper laid to canvas.