Rocks Along Shore Line (working title)

Name/Title

Rocks Along Shore Line (working title)

Entry/Object ID

SHH 91.241

Description

Horizontal oil painting on artist board, unsigned and undated. View of large rocks along shore of lake; two large predominant boulders in right foreground painted in shades of gray, blue, violet and orange; smaller gray rocks surround these and extend to left side of painting; small pool of water in bottom left corder surrounded by rocks; fir trees visible above and beyond main rock grouping and painted in shades of green; one large fir tree predominates along right side of painting; lake appears at left middle distance and is pale blue with yellow and gray highlights; line of gray blurred trees across lake. Sky is dark, mostly gray and appears storm-like with yellow/orange/white sun breaking through at top left. Painting is currently unframed.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Canvas

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Margaret Tramontine

Acquisition

Accession

SHH 91.234-252

Source or Donor

Seiberling, Nancy Jackson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Franklin Augustus Seiberling, Jr.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield

Role

Artist

Date made

1931 - 1939

Place

City

Akron

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

No. 77

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Image Size: 15 3/4" x 20"

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Frank Seiberling was her youngest child. Image is probably a scene from the Seiberlings' summer home Cedar Lodge in Hessel, Michigan; may or may not have been painted in situ. Covered with glassine May 1994.

Create Date

December 29, 1994

Update Date

June 9, 2026