English Garden, Stan Hywet Hall

Painting

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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

English Garden, Stan Hywet Hall

Entry/Object ID

SHH 1.76

Description

View of north end of English Garden at Stan Hywet Hall from southwest angle. Fountain at north end (to left of center) of Paddock's Water Goddess Group - cast bronze statue/fountain of standing nude female, arms outstretched and two children seated below her hands. To right of fountain, brick walk leads down and to the right of statue group and off right edge of canvas. At left foreground, much plant material in bloom, in white and pink, and tall periwinkle blue iris. Same plant material and colors at right middle ground area; also one tree with bushy green leaves and brown thin trunk. Behind water goddess statue, one tall cyprus-like tree to right of statue, and two similar trees to left of statue at left edge of canvas (not cyprus but appear like). Northeast wall of garden is green. At top of canvas, brick of Stan Hywet building is visible - Music Room wing. At right background, gable of Music Room wing visible and some blue sky. With wide ornate wood frame.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Canvas

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

DD

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield

Role

Artist

Date made

1930 - 1946

Place

City

Akron

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

lower left corner

Transcription

G.F.P Seiberling

Other Name

Fountain Figure - Stan Hywet

Dimensions

Height

22-1/2 in

Width

26 in

Dimension Notes

Canvas Size: 22 1/2" x 26"

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

February 1991, ICA Lab - Distortion in canvas and paint reduced. Surface cleaned and paint loss filled and inpainted. Painting keyed out and secured. Backing board applied and edge stripping.

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Listed in 1946 Memorial Exhibition of paintings by Gertrude Seiberling held at the Akron Art Institute. No. 35, Titled "Fountain Figure - Stan Hywet".

General Notes

Note

This is one of 25 paintings used in the 2008 exhibit "A Period of Perspective - The Art of Gertrude Penfield Seiberling" in the Music Room at Stan Hywet. The majority of these paintings were not framed, and some weren't on stretchers. Thus, new frames were added for the exhibit by Akron Center for Art & Framing, 1915 W. Market St, Akron, OH.

Created By

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Create Date

June 19, 1997

Updated By

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Update Date

June 8, 2026