Hillside of Trees

Painting

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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

Hillside of Trees

Entry/Object ID

SHH 1.117

Description

View of hillside of trees, four thin, willowy trees predominate, hillside slopes down from right to left and is yellow green with shadows of dark blue green, violet and red orange. Three tall trees on right painted in deep violet and blue with pink, peach and white highlights; green and orange leaves at top only branches. Fourth tree to left of center in violet and blue with light blue green highlights, with aqua and blue green leaves in three distinct groupings on branch levels. Pale willowy tree at left background in greens and oranges; and vivid green bush at left middleground. At background, nondescript wooded area in mostly pink and orange haze with hints of tree outlines in violet and blue. Blue sky with clouds visible through tops of four main trees.

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

circa 1934

Place

City

Akron

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

lower right corner on diagonal

Transcription

In violet oil: G.F.P. Seiberling 1934

Notes

Signed Name: G.F.P. Seiberling 1934

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

GFS 1.18

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Image Size: 20" x 18 1/8"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

October 12, 1987: Keys replaced where missing, reverse of canvas vacuumed, acid free backing board secured with screws, placed in frame with brass mending plates, new hanging hardware, rabbet of frame lined with black polyester velvet ribbon, Elmer's glue. paint on trees is starting to flake, limited cracking

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

October 12, 1987: Keys replaced where missing, reverse of canvas vacuumed, acid free backing board secured with screws, placed in frame with brass mending plates, new hanging hardware, rabbet of frame lined with black polyester velvet ribbon, Elmer's glue.

Created By

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Create Date

June 24, 1997

Updated By

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Update Date

June 9, 2026